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  1. Instruments in Flight (1986 Video)

    Producer
    John Stratford
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the flight instrumentation on the BA 146. Shows how the sensors fitted to engine no 3 are used to alert the crew to an engine fire and how those sensors are able to present the pilot with a...

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  2. Eclipse 73 (1974 Film)

    Director
    P Lena; J Rösch
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The solar eclipse of 30 June 1973 was observed in Africa south of the Sahara. The film sets out the nature of the work involved in mounting an eclipse expedition both on the ground and in the air. The French...

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  3. War in the Air (2 Parts) (1954 Video)

    Producer
    John Elliot
    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 196 (2-video pack), 224 min (2-video pack)., 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) each

    Television documentary series on aerial warfare 1935-1950, broadcast as 15 half-hour programmes, with material selected from nearly 12 million feet of Allied and enemy film footage, emphasising the role of...

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  4. Jumbo Jet Engine, A (2010)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    As Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner makes its inaugural flight, Rolls-Royce engineers celebrate the performance of its revolutionary Trent 1000 jet engines. They’re the latest in a family of sophisticated...

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  5. March of Aluminium, The (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Neil Cameron
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    In the mid-19th century aluminium was a precious metal. By the 1930s it was a bulk material, used in aircraft manufacture, electrical cables, kitchenware and motor cars. By 1950 its applications were...

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  6. Cleared for Take-Off (1994 Video)

    Director
    Karl Sabbagh
    Producer
    Karl Sabbagh
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., £20.00

    The programme covers the year leading up to the first flight. The Boeing 777 is the company’s latest attempt to stay ahead in the civil aviation field, in the face of competition from McDonnell Douglas and...

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  7. Why Planes Vanish (2014)

    Director
    Miles O’Brien; Tristan Quinn
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology

    Television documentary. The disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in 2014 stunned the world. In an era of smart-phones and GPS, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish? The programme tells the...

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  8. What Time is It? (2008)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Professor Brian Cox explores what we really know about time. From our historical dictator of time - the Sun - to the world’s irregular flutters and the physical definition of a second by an atomic clock,...

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  9. Britain Today (1936 Film)

    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the growth of British industry and prosperity since 1931 seen through the eyes of a returning traveller. There are scenes first of London streets and monuments, Dolphin Square, Hammersmith tube...

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  10. Cold War, Hot Jets (2013)

    Director
    Simon Winchcombe
    Producer
    Simon Winchcombe
    Subject
    Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £34.99

    Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future: a world-leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became...

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