Science Aids Jet Pilots

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/41
Date Released
23 May 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
645
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Greenwich Welcomes King of Sweden
  2. 2Mrs America
  3. 3After the Big Fight
  4. 4Air News
  5. 5Air News
  6. 6French Lose Naval Base
  7. 7Science Aids Jet Pilots

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
A rotating man-carrying centrifuge machine tests strains on jet airmen - recording heart beats and photographing dramatic distortion of their faces.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Farnborough; Hampshire
Footage sources
Gaumont British News
Credits:
Cutter
George Clark
Camera
Norman William Roper
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
Film clip

• You may need to login in to external websites.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
Series held
View all series held by British Pathe Ltd

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 440 times.