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SC1
The Short SC1, Britain's vertical take-off and landing aircraft, works like magic. Seen here is Lord Douglas of Kirtleside (BEA Chairman), getting details from the pilot. This demonstration of the SC1 was given for the Press at the Royal...
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CONCORDE ROLL OUT
At the Sud Aviation Factory in Toulouse, the first official unveiling of 001 - the French Prototype of Concorde. Work is ahead of schedule on the British sister-plane at Filton, but 001 is planned to be the first for test-flight at the...
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CONCORDE 001
The taxiing trials of Concorde 001 in Toulouse. The first time this aircraft of the future has moved under it's own power. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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STRATOSPHERE PLANE IN THE MAKING -
At the Fairey works a full size model is under construction. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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""Flying Bedstead"" Is Tried In Belgium
New helicopter, invented by Nicholas Florine rises vertically from ground in test at Brussels. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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AIR REFUELLING IS SUCCESSFUL -
The mid-air refuelling system designed by Sir Alan Cobham is tested successfully. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN
These are the first pictures of the Short SC One, showing the whole sequence: vertical take-off, forward flight, and presently vertical landing. It was demonstrated at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford. Disclaimer: British...
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AVIATION
Weybridge, and the first of the Vickers ""Vanguards"" under construction. It will carry a hundred passengers at over 420 miles an hour over distances of up to 2,600 miles. First orders include twenty for BEA and another twenty for...
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CONVAIR PLANE -
At Mountain View, California, the American Navy has been making preliminary tests with its most remarkable aircraft, the ""Convair"". It is claimed to be able to fly like a fighter and land like a helicopter. Disclaimer: British...
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P1 SHOWS ITS PACES
De Havilland ""Firestreak"" air-to-air guided missiles are important items of the English Electric ""P1B's"" extensive armament. A pressure suit and a partial pressure helmet, vital parts of the Test Pilot De Villiers' equipment, as...
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TO BEAT TRAFFIC JAMS
Meet the Rotocycle X-Roe-X: which is being built, in France, under an American license. It seems to be one of the most fascinating methods of transport, since man first went down river, on a log. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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AN ""AIR"" PLANE
The Inflatoplane is a power-driven practicality. When it's filled with air, it becomes an aeroplane. The US Navy have built it to fly, and it does! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NEW SAFETY SEAT
Crash landings may be less hazardous, if these experiments are successful: here is a new airliner seat to reduce the impact of a crash-landing. It is a Belgian model which tilts horizontally on impact. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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FRANCE - NEW JET AIRCRAFT
A new jet aircraft has been built in France. It's the single seater Baroudeur. With a special undercarriage that is discarded before take off this machine can be used on uneven airfields. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ANGLO-SOVIET AIR SERVICE
In the Soviet capital, the signing of an agreement by Lord Douglas of Kirtleside (British European Airways) for a regular service between London and Moscow. Then, Air Chief Marshal Zhigarev for Aeroflot. A Russian TU-114, seen on a...
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In France, Concorde flies supersonically for the first time, at over Seven hundred miles an hour. ® In West Germany, following the Elections, everything points to Willy Brandt as the future new Chanc
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CONCORDE'S FIRST FLIGHT
The success of 001's first flight at Toulouse is a dramatic signpost in the advance towards Supersonic passenger flight. Andre Turcat's ""Copybook"" handling of the plane, and his ""Big White Bird's"" faultless performance, reaffirms...
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CONCORDE TEST RIG
At the British Aircraft Establishment, a ten million pound test rig has been built to test Concorde's structure. The aircraft will be subjected to extremes of heat and cold which simulate supersonic flight. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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ROLLS ROYCE COLLAPSE
The collapse of the Rolls Royce Company causes a furore at home and abroad. As well as thousands of jobs, the future of their famous engines are in jeopardy - including those which power the Concorde supersonic airliner. Disclaimer:...
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UP, UP AND AWAY
Contrasts in aviation! The fantastic Short-take-off and Landing Skyvan, operating in the remote mountain areas of New Guinea, lands on a hundred-yard strip of grass. ® In Moscow, the ""Tupolev 144"" steals the thunder from Concorde by...
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NEWS ITEMS FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS
For San Antonio, Texas, comes this glimpse of what claims to be the world's largest land plane, the X099 - a cargo version of the B39 bomber. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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AIRPLANE OF THE FUTURE? -
A new type of ""all wing"" plane which will fly by jet propulsion is being developed in America. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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VICTOR B2
The latest version of the Handley Page ""Victor"", the ""B2"", looks (to the layman's eye) just like its predecessor. But the B2's even more powerful, it is rocket-assisted and has a much shorter take off run. Disclaimer: British...
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PRESIDENT POMPIDOU DIES
After a long illness President Pompidou of France dies and the world mourns a great leader and a great man. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...