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History of the Helicopter, The Pt 1 of 2

Reel Number: 221293-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1952

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 07:15:58

TC Ends: 07:27:57

Duration: 00:11:59

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Titles. Pt. 1 of 2 07:16:23 Helicopter over water seen from above; hovering over top of lighthouse w/ waves breaking around base. CU slow motion of hummingbirds; engravings, paintings, etchings & drawings. DiVinci model, drawings. Chinese toy top propellor; more recent toys demonstrated. Various other models, drawings. 07:18:42 Model from published paper of 1843 design by George Cayley, 4 discs on rowboat w/ wheels. 07:19:05 Wright brothers & military test, starting & take off. 07:19:37 Moving wing tests in early 1900s. Flapping wings, & hopping plane, rotating wheels as wings, large & small. Sky car. 07:20:46 Charles Richet & Louis & Jacques Brequet’s Gyroplane No. 1 / helicopter to leave ground w/ pilot aboard (though assisted by four men steadying each of four arms. 07:20:50 Berliner 1908-09 07:21:02 Oehmichen 1920 07:21:13 Oehmichen 1922 Combined balloon & helicopter. 07:21:23 Lein Weber-Curtis 1921 07:21:33 1922 Georges & Jerome-de Bothezat’s quad-rotor “Flying Octopus” built under contract for US Army flying. 07:22:05 Raul Pescara’s early 1920 coaxial helicopter w/ biplane-type rotors. 07:22:18 Asboth 1928-1930 07:23:00 Model showing stability problems. Hinged blades on full sized helicopter. Juan de la Cierva & C-19 autogyro in flight w/ wings being replaced by rotor so actually an airplane rather than helicopter. Taking off from pasture; shots in flight. 07:25:16 1930 Nicholas Florine demonstrated flapping wing at Brussels Exhibition. d’Ascanio shown as he flew 8 3/4 minutes. 07:25:33 1936 Louis Breguet flying in Breguet-Dorand machine setting duration record of 63 minutes using cyclic pitch control. 07:26:12 Slow motion shot showing helicopter’s blades rising & falling. Taking off, turns demonstrated. 07:27:27 1937 German Fa-61 Focke-Wulf Achgelis twin-rotor flown inside Berlin Sports Stadium by Hanna Reitsch. Several views. 07:27:42 Igor Sikorsky flying VS-300 setting new World’s Record. Continued... Transportation; Inventions; Inventors; Flying; Aviation Oddities; Promotional Films; Educational Films; Failures; Gags; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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