To Probe Heat Barrier

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1368
Date Released
22 Aug 1955
Date submitted
18 Aug 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Country in Town
  2. 2Trouble in Goa
  3. 3Indonesian Celebration
  4. 4To Probe Heat Barrier
  5. 5Model Engineering
  6. 6A Naval Occasion
  7. 7Festival of Honour
  8. 8The Flying Mattress
  9. *Students on the Clyde
  10. *A Very Special Birthday

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bell X-2. DESCRIPTION: In California, a piloted rocket powered Bell X-2, attached to a B50 mother plane, goes up for it’s initial test flight. The rocket is designed to probe the heat barrier. SHOTLIST: CU of the Bell X-2 being towed. B50 and X-2 being prepared for take off. CU of the X-2 under the B50 at take off. CU of the interior of the B50 cockpit. CU of the Bell X-2 cockpit, looking at the pilot. GV of the Bell X-2 taking off from under the B50. Bell X-2 landing on skids (instead of wheels).
Keywords
Space
Locations
United States of America; California; Edwards Air Force Base
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
64328
Credits:
Commentator
John McLaren
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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