Auto Plane

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2291A

Date Released

3 May 1973

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Auto Plane. DESCRIPTION: A radio technician from Luxembourg bypasses commuting traffic jams by taking to the air - his car can quickly be transformed into an aeroplane. SHOTLIST: GV auto plane in car form, driving to hangar. SV ditto front view. SV interior shot from inside car. SV car reversing into fuselage pad. SV man lining up car into fuselage pad. CU man’s face. SV auto plane partially finished. CU tail with words on fin Autoplane. 4 SVs front view auto plane, car being jacked up, front wheel being removed and lowered, front view autoplane. CU rear wheel being tucked under body work. 5 SVs front view of autoplane with bumper being removed ditto, headlights, propeller being put on, ditto bolts being tightened up. SV steering control being mounted & steering column being removed. SV interior engine being started, engine running. SV autoplane taxiing. SV interior ditto. SV front view, SV wind sock. LV autoplane taxiing for take off, SV air to air autoplane. CU interior of pilot and instruments. LV autoplane landing.

Keywords

Vehicles; Curiosities; Aviation

Locations

Luxembourg

Footage sources

France

Card file number

99053

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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