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  1. Stealth: The Ultimate Profile (2000)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., £12.99 (inclusive)

    Looks at the development of the Stealth aircraft from the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest military aircraft ever, to future projects such as the F-22 Raptor and the Joint Strike Fighter. Shows footage of the...

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  2. Fly-By-Wire (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Ben Shephard
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. Betamax. col. 52 min.

    Advances in aviation technology give computers a central role in the control of modern jet aircraft. For many years military aircraft have incorporated fly-by-wire technology. The first fly-by-wire civil...

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  3. Royal Air Force Coningsby Action

    aka: Raf Coningsby Action

    Subject
    Aviation
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 59 minutes), £10.00

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  4. 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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  5. Zeppelin, The (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min., 1998 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

    Outlines the history of airships (or dirigibles) from the pioneering efforts of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin to the career of the ‘Hindenberg’ sister ship the ‘Graf Zeppelin’. Looks at airships...

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  6. Low Cycle Fatigue (1979 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Everitt
    Producer
    John Holloway
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Highlights the important aspect of monitoring the fatigue of an aircraft engine during its normal working life. There are two distinct halves: the first illustrates, at elementary level, engine operation in...

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  7. Aviation History Films (2011)

    Subject
    Aviation
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 300 minutes), $18.49

    A 3-DVD set containing a compilation of 18 films made between 1917 and 1966 illustrating the history of flight. Contents: THE EPIC OF FLIGHT (1966, 48 MIN.) A Wolper production documenting the history of...

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  8. Eurofighter: Weapon of Mass Construction (2004)

    Subject
    Aviation; Business studies
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    The story of Europe’s biggest ever and most expensive defence programme. Surrounded by controversy, billions of pounds over budget and ten years late, the multi-role Eurofighters are finally being...

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  9. Black History: From Civil War Through Today (2008)

    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 1080 minutes), £39.99

    DISC 1 IN THE BEGINNING The Civil War - A vivid dramatization of the war which shaped the social landscape for black Americans for centuries to come. The Plantation System - A stark portrayal of plantation...

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