Swing Wing Aircraft
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Swing Wing Aircraft. DESCRIPTION: The new multi purpose MRCA aircraft makes its debut in Germany. It has been built in a joint project by Britain, Italy and West Germany and its "Swinging Wings" are its main feature. SHOTLIST: GV MRCA on tarmac. CU names on side of plane ‘Panavia, Air, BAC, MBR’. BV pan MRCA on tarmac. CU aperture in which wing moves zoom out. LV MRCA on tarmac. SV interior pan model of MRCA. SCU officers looking at model. SV ditto RAF, German and Italian officers. CU diagram showing wing sweep of plane. LV model of ejector seat. CU label on ejector seat Martin Baker Aircraft Co Ltd Denham. GV Lucas stand. CU Lucas Aerospace. CU diagram showing all Lucas components. CU officer. SCU Decca navigator equipment. SCU Ferranti equipment. SCU engine on revolving stand. LV aircraft taking off. SCU officers. SV aircraft in flight with wings fully extended. SV onlookers. SV pan aircraft with wings swept back.
- Keywords
- Displays; Aviation; Business and commerce; Military; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- Germany
- Card file number
- 74/196
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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