Air Strength

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2086
Date Released
26 May 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Love’s Labour Lost
  2. 2Miss Europe
  3. 3Air Strength
  4. 4White Magic
  5. 5Man Who Sold the Moon

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air Strength. DESCRIPTION: The National Gliding Championships give us a chance to see the latest development in the sport - a powered glider that launches itself. From the Isle of Wight a newcomer in the light aircraft market that promises to be an export winner. SHOTLIST: BS glider at National Championships at Lasham, Hants. 2 shots cockpit cover placed over pilot. MCU glider waiting for take-off. LAS Bi-plane. LAS glider past camera on runway. MLS glider lifts off. BS pilot in glider. MS plane pulling glider. Countryside. MLS glider. MS cockpit of glider on runway. LS glider and plane take off. BSCU pilot in glider. Glider and plane. Airport. Plane pulling glider. CU gauge in glider. Glider. Gauges in glider. BSCU glider pilot. Glider turns away. MS pan down from wing of powered glider to fuselage. CU hand pulls lever. MCU variable pitch propeller moves round. CU hand on lever. MCU propeller moves. MS cockpit cover over pilot. MCU engine starts on powered glider. LAS glider taxies along. Powered glider takes off. LAS onlookers. Glider. CU pan automatic screwdriver being used on a ‘Do it Yourself’ aeroplane kit. MCU pan up to engine well of Britten-Norman aeroplane. MS workmen carrying wings. MS wing lifted into place. MS pan from rudder to tailplane. MS pan down from wing to cabin. MCU zoom in controls of do it yourself plane. CU front of plane. CU sign ‘Nymph’. CU engine started. Trucking shot plane taking off. MLS plane taking off. 2 shots plane over Isle of Wight. Plane. Plane flying over IOW coastline.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Competitions; Business and commerce
Locations
Isle of Wight; United Kingdom; Hampshire; Lasham
Card file number
94778
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
248
Story extras:
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