HISTORY OF AIR FRANCE 1960s PROMOTIONAL FILM "STEPS TO THE JETS" CARAVELLE AIRPLANE 62034 скачать в хорошем качестве

HISTORY OF AIR FRANCE 1960s PROMOTIONAL FILM "STEPS TO THE JETS" CARAVELLE AIRPLANE 62034

This 1960s color part-animated film “Steps to the Jets” is presented by Air France. A re-enactment depicts the Montgolfier brothers watching how smoke moves. Animation depicts the history of hot air balloons, the first dirigible, and models of motor-driven planes (1:31-2:40). Still photographs are shown of a man attempting to fly using a glider (2:42-2:50). An 1890 drawing shows a steam-powered airplane (2:59). Footage shows the Wright Brothers, followed by animation of how the design worked, and actual footage of the flight (3:05-3:50). Footage is shown of the Voison brothers aircraft company. The first airplane flight is in Europe, and Wilber Wright flies there (3:52-4:30). A photo shows Gustave Eiffel, the Eiffel Tower, and a wind tunnel he developed (4:46-4:55). A visual airflow uses smoke in the air current (4:57-5:09). Frederick Lanchester sits in his office. An animation explains aerodynamics and how wing shape affects this (5:10-6:32). Louis Bleriot makes the first flight across the English Channel, followed by a diagram of his plane (6:34-7:05). Planes participate in the first air meet in 1909; one looks like a bicycle with wings (7:06-7:23). An artist’s rendition shows early observation hot air balloons, a Civil War photo shows hot air balloons, and a sketch shows a Paris hot air balloon factory (7:24-8:10). World War I planes are shown. A soldier waits with a machine gun for an approaching plane. The British Bristol F.2 fighter and German Fokker D.VII are shown (8:12-8:39). Shown are a Curtiss NC-4, Vickers Vimy bomber, Farman F.60 Goliath, and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupery (8:40-9:26). Admiral Byrd flies over the North Pole and is celebrated there (9:27-9:38). The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy (G-EBLF) flew the Prince of Wales and Prince George home in 1931 (9:39-9:43). Lindbergh boards Spirit of St. Louis. The French celebrate his arrival (9:44-10:01). Commercial flight passengers take a Farman F.60 Goliath. An Aircraft Transport and Travel plane is shown, as is Helena (G-AAXF) on transcontinental mail service. A Handley Page HP.42E (G-AAGX) has booths, white tablecloths, and wine. [This plane disappeared on March 1, 1940 with 8 occupants onboard.] (10:16-10:40). An Air-Service truck delivers passengers. A woman walks up ladder steps to enter the plane. Police control a crowd celebrating Lindbergh (10:42-11:01). A 1940s airport terminal and control tower are shown. An animation and tones used explain using radio beams to find the route (11:13-12:23). The inside of an Air France cockpit and control tower are shown (12:25-12:42). A photo shows Coanda’s 1910 jet engine. A 1939 Heinkel He 178 turbojet flies by. A 1954 Boeing 707 takes test flights. The French Caravelle lifts off (12:52-13:35). A boy uses a balloon to show how a jet engine works, followed by an animation. A cut-away of an engine shows the action inside. Maintenance removes a jet engine cover (14:00-15:55). A steward in white with a red bowtie prepares a meal for passengers. A little girl builds a house of cards on her tray table (16:10-16:28). A stewardess pins tiny wings to a little girl’s coat (16:42-16:52). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com