Gyro-Flight

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2038

Date Released

24 Jun 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gyro Flight. DESCRIPTION: Ever wanted to get up, up and away? A Mini-Gyro Plane, developed by Ernest Brooks of County Durham offers economy flying within a motoring budget. SHOTLIST: LS mini-gyro being towed by Mini at airfield near Darlington. CU name Gyroplane. MS mini-gyro pushed off trailer. MCU Mini boot opened and petrol can & funnel taken out. MCU petrol poured into mini-gyro by Ernie Brooks. MS ditto. CU rotor blade fitted to gyro-plane. MCU ditto. MS Ernie sits in cockpit of gyro-plane. CU hands on controls. CU tail section moving. CU Ernie sitting in gyro-plane. MS propeller starts turning. CU propeller turning. MCU rotor blade starts turning. MS ditto. CU gyro-plane moves off. MS gyro takes off over camera. LS gyro-plane in flight. Various ditto. Pan as gyro-plane lands.

Keywords

Vehicles; Aviation; Motor vehicles; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

United Kingdom; Darlington; County Durham

Card file number

93667

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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