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  1. Safe Journey (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 min., Free loan to aviation industry, education and companies

    Presents a brief history of commercial airlines from the first scheduled flight in 1919. Also examines the role of the Civil Aviation Authority from its inception in 1972 to the present.

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  2. On Course for Growth (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min.

    Details the investment, recruitment, training and overall strategy being adopted by the Civil Aviation Authority to cope with the projected increases in air travel. Also hightlight sthe scope of the task...

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  3. Fire on Board (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 10 min., Free loan to aviation industry, education and companies.

    Describes how the Fire Service Training School, run by the Civil Aviation Authority, trains airport firement to reeact when there is a fire on board an aircraft.

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  4. Nothing on the Clock (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Health & safety
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min.

    Draws attention to the need to exercise good airmanship and safety at all times when flying light aircraft. Explains the commonest causes of accidents and illustrates them by reconstructing several flying...

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  5. British Aviation History: Rescue from Crashed Aircraft 1945 - 1987 (1987)

    Subject
    Aviation
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £14.99

    A collection of training films featuring demonstrations of the correct way to rescue passengers and crew from crashed planes. The earliest film shows how to enter a crashed Lancaster bomber. Among other...

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  6. Instrument Rating, The (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 92 min.

    Demonstrates the flight profile of an Initial Instrument Rating Flight Test as required by the Civil Aviation Authority. Discusses the pre-flight preparations and planning processes, and with the aid of...

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  7. Leading Edge, The (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

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  8. Happiness in Flying (1980)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Biography of the aeroplane designer Andrei Tupolev, including archive material of early aircraft, and Chkalov’s flight in the 1930s landing in the USA.

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  9. Engineering on a Micro Scale (2015)

    Subject
    Engineering

    Dr. Finn Giuliani from Imperial College of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering explains how new understanding of material properties at a tiny scale could lead to a radical transformation in the...

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  10. Air Crash Investigation and Escape (2006)

    Subject
    Aviation; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 99 minutes), £14.99

    For decades Britain led the world in aviation technology, thanks largely to the work of the Royal Aircraft Establishment with centres at Farnborough, Bedford and throughout the UK. These rare and often...

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