Learning on ScreenHovercraft - Research Gives Big Lift
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hovercraft Research Gives Big Lift. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show one of the most valuable hovercraft ever built. It is the main research vehicle used in hovercraft development, a company led by the inventor of the idea, Mr Christopher Cockerell. It was formed in 1959 to help British firms in the design and manufacture of air-cushion craft. SHOTLIST: GV hovercraft on lake. MS the inventor Mr Christopher Cockerell. LS pan hovercraft testing apparatus. CU diagram for Moving belt test rig. CU moving belt test rig in operation. CU oscilloscope showing results. MS research carried out on a moving belt test rig. MS ditto. CU diagram for Dynamic table test rig. MS dynamic table experiments in operation. CU ditto. MS machinery operating dynamic table. MS dynamic table in operation. GV test tank with wave-making machine. GV testing on tank. LS pan ditto. MS Mr C Cockerell, watching. LS hovercraft testing on tank. LS pan ditto and on land. MS Mr C Cockerell watching. MLS hovercraft testing on land. LS pan ditto on water and land. LS pan ditto land and water. MS pan ditto and water. LS ditto.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Transport; Inventions and discoveries
- Locations
- Southampton
- Card file number
- 89977
- Credits:
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- Camera
- John Mould
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 176
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