Three items related to the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV): a ring-bound ten-page 5.25 x 9.5 "Lunar Landing Training Vehicle Flight Controller Checklist, Checklist No.: 7260-931011, Revision K, Issue Date: 1 March 1972," with instructions for "Pre-Flight Entry Checks," "Cockpit Entry & Preliminary Checks," "Engine Start," "Attitude Control Checks," "Before Takeoff," "Abbreviated Takeoff Checklist," and "After Landing," marked "Robinson" on the first page for Philco-Ford's Willard D. Robinson; a four-page Philco-Ford "Lunar Landing Training Vehicle Index of Personnel," listing names and telephone numbers for authorized personnel affiliated with LLTV operations; and a framed color 10 x 8 photo of a group standing in front of the LLTV, featuring Apollo moonwalker Neil Armstrong in the center. In overall very good to fine condition.
The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV) was a training simulators used by NASA astronauts to practice piloting the Lunar Module for moon landings. These vehicles replicated the challenging conditions of lunar descent, including low gravity and limited atmospheric resistance. Despite being difficult to control and prone to accidents, the LLTV proved essential in preparing astronauts for the successful Apollo landings. Bill Anders described the LLTV as 'a much unsung hero of the Apollo Program,' while Neil Armstrong emphasized its importance in an address before the Society of Experimental Test Pilots in 2007: 'The Lunar Landing Training Vehicle, or LLTV, proved to be an excellent simulator and was highly regarded by the Apollo Lunar Module crews as necessary for lunar landing preparation.'
