Pilots Under Pressure

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1796
Date Released
4 Nov 1963
Date submitted
31 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Pilots Under Pressure
  2. 2Golf - Without Handicap
  3. 3Trend for Teens
  4. 4Toplitz Treasure Hunt
  5. 5Flying to the Fire

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pilots Under Pressure. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Air Force of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough is the largest laboratory of its kind in Western Europe and the Commonwealth. It’s task is to study the effects of flight conditions on air crews; what factors impair their efficiency at high speeds or in an emergency. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV exterior laboratory. CU sign RAF - Institute of Aviation Medicine. GV rocket machine. MCU RAF pilot into decompression chamber. CU same inside chamber. MCU man closes door of chamber. CU RAF pilot in chamber. CU man alters pressure. CU altitude gauges. CU panel. MS pilot inside decompression chamber. MS man riding bike. CU man’s face. CU man peddling. MCU same. CU fast/slow meter. MCU RAF observer with headphones. GV observer in control room. CU man peddling. MS man weighing. CU scales. CU man enters water. ES man onto scales under water. CU observer. MS observer watching scales. MS man pours water onto raft. MCU same and raft inflating. CU pilot in safety seat - safety precaution’s action. CU observer. MS safety precautions operating on pilot.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Aviation; Science and technology; Military
Locations
Farnborough; Hampshire
Card file number
87477
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
162
Story extras:
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