All At Sea: Air Launcher

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

308

Date Released

1983

Length of issue (in feet)

992

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1All At Sea: Sea Kites
2. 2All At Sea: Gloria Two
3. 3All At Sea: Fishy Habits
4. 4All At Sea: Sea Chute
5. 5All At Sea: Tanker Lights
6. 6All At Sea: Air Launcher

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

COI Synopis - In this programme, we look at what the sea can offer us in terms of energy, food and minerals. It also examines its awesome power and offers some solutions for safety at sea. One of the most reliable ways of getting a rope to a ship in distress is by rocket - actually a giant firework. Rockets, however, are expensive, and are a fire hazard in the presence of inflammable cargoes. But, a launcher which uses compressed air to propel missiles is proving very useful. The missile acts as a valve to create a simple but effective system, cheap to use, and there are no fire risks involved.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Science and technology; Accidents and disasters; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/308

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

R.I. Phillips

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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