Fuel Saving Tests

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2376
Date Released
16 Dec 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fuel Saving Tests
  2. 2Fashion Parade
  3. 3Variety Club’s Christmas Party
  4. 4Bee Hive Beard
  5. 5Cage Bird Show
  6. 6Falcon Hunting

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Airshield Fuel Saving Tests - Colour. DESCRIPTION: A new airshield wind deflector which would cut down drag on large diesel vehicles is at the moment under going tests. If it comes into use it could cut down fuel costs considerably. SHOTLIST: LV truck with airshield fitted above cab. SV ditto zoom in. LV measured amount of fuel being put into truck. SV pan truck without airshield pulling away pan to BV. FV airshield truck pulling away pan to BV. CU reflection in truck’s mirror (without airshield) of airshield truck following. SV truck driver. BV from truck of truck ahead. FV pan airshield truck on course. FV pan truck without shield. FV ditto followed by shield truck. SV pan shield truck pan to BV. SV testers taking notes. GV testers round truck. SV testers measuring contests of trucks’ tanks. Angle shot shield on truck cab. Tracking shot airshield truck on road. Tracking shot ditto. SCU airshield. TS truck on road with airshield.
Keywords
Science and technology; Road transport; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
Surrey
Card file number
74/347
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
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