Chopper, The

Synopsis: Traces the evolution of the helicopter over a period of nearly 50 years, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. Shows the first practical helicoptor, the German Focke Achgelis 61, first used in 1963, its test flights and comments frof its woman pilot Hanna Reitsch. Traces USA development in companies including Sikorsky, Bell and Hughes. Recent developments include the use of jet propulsion, the introduction of small wings to aid live and increase speed, and rotors that tilt forward to the vertical to become normal propellers in flight.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1982
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Engineering
Keywords: aeronautical engineering; aircraft; helicopters

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
Contact: Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email: BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
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Phone: +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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