Aircraft Pioneer Inventor

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

147

Date Released

21 Oct 1957

Date recorded

13 Sep 1957

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jungle Rover
2. 2Children’s Cocktail Bar
3. 3Aircraft Pioneer Inventor
4. 4Braemar Gathering

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Another in our series on distinguished personalities of our time...as a change from designing great aircraft, Sir Alliot Verdon Roe, now over 80, turns his hand to something smaller to suit the "chairborne" characters. it is a 60 mph "Bicar" which is, in fact, a shaft-driven "armchair" scooter. The driver sits, leans his back against a padded seat and stretches his feet out in front of him; in rainy weather he can be completely covered by a plastic canopy.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "Aircraft Pioneer Invents Bicar".

Keywords

Vehicles; Curiosities

Locations

England; Hampshire

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

208

Story extras:

Film clip

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