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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Czechoslovakia Try Out Model Plane. SHOTLIST: Shot of the model being prepared for flight and also in flight.
Looks at pioneering work into flapping flight of birds. In Bristol University for the first time accurate measurements are being made of lift and thrust of a bird in flight. In an experiment at Cranfield...
Age-old ambition revived by daring flight. Clem Sohn dons wing-suit and leaps from ‘plane.
NfO synopsis: Capt. Nungesser, the French air ‘ace’ and his ‘White Bird’ plane, who is determined to fly from Paris to New York.
Sensational pictures of Clem Sohn’s death dive. Parachute failure ends "Birdman’s" spectacular career.
Experiment in man-powered flight goes step further.
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter. DESCRIPTION: From the autogiros of previous decades has developed the helicopter. The newest of these has just been adopted by the US Army Air Force. SHOTLIST: CU of...
Animals have evolved many different methods for obtaining oxygen from their environment. This programme explores the respiratory challenges of two organisms: the water-breathing crab and the air-breathing...
NoS synopsis: birds in flight, two ornithologists observe whilst drinking
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Only for the Birds?. DESCRIPTION: Ever since he saw his first bird, man has been trying to get airborne under his own power. The latest bird-man is Victoria’s Ron Costello. He’s out...
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