1964-1968AVIATION
EXAMINES THE 1960s, ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE DECADES OF THE CENTURY FOR AERONAUTICS & AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH. AVIATION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
PAUL GARBER INTERVIEW. DESIGNS FOR FLIGHT. LIFTING BODY STUDIES.
PAUL GARBER INTERVIEW. DESIGNS FOR FLIGHT. LIFTING BODY STUDIES.
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MONTAGE ROCKET, SUNRISE, SUNSET, RADAR, SOLAR PANELS.
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X-14A PLANE: SPEEDS OFF LIKE PLANE & TAKES OFF LIKE HELICOPTER. "V/STOL" VERTICAL OR SHORT TAKE-OFF &
LANDING PLANE. |
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MONTAGE EXPERIMENTAL PLANES: PROPELLER DRIVEN PLANES, "THE DOKE", THE BELL TILT ROTOR PLANE, RYAN SHORT TAKE OFF & LANDING PLANE, V/STOL CRAFT
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SCALED-DOWN MODEL OF APOLLO SPACE CRAFT TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL.
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ACTUAL PLANE GOING INTO SPIN
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TESTING SCALE MODEL PLANE IN SPIN TUNNEL. STRESS TEST
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TESTING MODEL OF APOLLO SPACECRAFT IN WIND TUNNEL
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EXTERIOR PAN AMES RESEARCH CENTER
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INTERIOR OF LARGEST WIND TUNNEL IN THE WORLD. TESTING SPACE VEHICLES.
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POV IN HIGH-SPEED JET FROM BEHIND PILOT DURING LANDING. CU WHEELS TOUCHING DOWN.
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RESEARCHERS & ENGINEERS LOOKING AT PLANE
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TESTING MODIFIED PLANE TO SEE IF IT CAN LAND WITH LESS RUNWAY. CU PILOT WEARING VISOR HOOD TO SIMULATE INSTRUMENTED LANDING. ON GROUND RADAR TRACKS INFORMATION. CU RADAR SCREEN. PILOT TAKES HOOD OFF, LANDS PLANE. REEL-TO-REEL TAPE RECORDER
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NASA FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, X-15 RESEARCH AIRCRAFT.
GIANT 180 FOOT LONG PLANE, X-B70. M-2 LIFTING BODY WITH NO WINGS AT ALL. |
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TEST PILOT CLIMBS INTO LUNAR LANDING RESEARCH VEHICLE
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MONTAGE EXPERIMENTAL VEHICLE: X-15, X-B70, M-2. LUNAR LANDING RESEARCH VEHICLE.
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WATER SPORTS INCLUDING SPEED BOAT, WATER SKIER &
OTHER THINGS THAT SKIM ACROSS THE WATER. PLANE HYDROPLANING ON RUNWAY. CAR GOING THROUGH PUDDLE. |
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SLED CARRYING LANDING GEAR OF AIRPLANE MOVING ALONG TEST TRACK.
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CU PLANE WHEELS HYDROPLANING. COMING OFF THE GROUND.
SKIMMING ALONG ON TOP OF THE WATER. |
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CU SPEEDOMETER. TESTING 1950s CAR HYDROPLANING. CU UNDER-INFLATED CAR TIRE. CU COMPARISON BETWEEN SMOOTH & TREADED TIRES.
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MONTAGE HYDROPLANING TESTING & RESEARCH.
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V/STOL VERTICAL AND SHORT TAKE OFF & LANDING CRAFT.
PROPELLER & JET V/STOL VEHICLES. FORERUNNER OF FUTURE INNER CITY TRANSPORTS. PROPELLER DRIVEN VEHICLES. PLANES WITH VERTICAL TAKE OFF & LANDING LIKE HELICOPTERS. |
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SCALE MODEL OF FOUR ENGINE V/STOL VEHICLE TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL. TESTING FULL SCALE V/STOL PLANES
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MONTAGE AGARD MEMBER PLANES. ADVISORY GROUP AEROSPACE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. BRITISH HAWKER STRIKE FIGHTER PLANE BEING TESTED. BRITISH SC-1 PLANE, FRENCH BOLZAC PLANE. ALL V/STOL TYPE PLANES
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BLIND LANDING TESTS. LANDING HELICOPTERS IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. TEST PILOT PUTS ON BLUE VISOR UNABLE TO SEE OUTSIDE OF THE COCKPIT AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER. GROUND BASED RADAR. CU INSTRUMENT PANEL.
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PARIS AIR SHOW 1967: FRENCH PRESIDENT CHARLES DE GAULLE VISITS THE UNITED STATES PAVILION.
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CU ASTRONAUTS DAVID SCOTT & MICHAEL COLLINS. SCOTT TAKES PHOTOGRAPH. AT RUSSIAN PAVILION MEETING RUSSIAN COUNTERPART.
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MONTAGE PARIS AIR SHOW
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EXPO' 67 IN MONTREAL, CANADA. USA PAVILION, GEODESIC DOME
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JET NOISE REDUCTION:
BOEING 707 COMMERCIAL JET PLANE LANDING AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. COMPUTER OPERATOR WEARING HEADPHONES USING ANALOG COMPUTER INSIDE THE PLANE. CU OVERSIZED FLAPS ON WING OPENING. IMPROVED CONTROL SYSTEM ALLOWS AIRPLANE HIGHER ABOVE GROUND DURING EARLIER APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY REDUCING GROUND NOISE |
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FLIGHT RESEARCH AT LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER. MODEL AIRPLANES TESTED. INSTRUMENTATION CHECK-OUT.
PARACHUTE PLACED UNDER TAIL FOR RECOVERY. MOUNTING MODEL PLANE ON HELICOPTER. |
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SPIN TESTS:
CU TRACKING & RADIO CONTROLLING GEAR & OPERATORS. CONVERTED MACHINE GUN MOUNTS KEEPING MODEL IN SIGHT AS IT DROPS. MODEL IS ALLOWED TO FALL UNTIL IT IS SIMULATING FLIGHT SPEEDS. RADIO CONTROLLERS PULL OUT & STALL MODEL TO SEE IF IT GOES INTO SPIN. RADIO CONTROLLED DROP. |
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X-15 RESEARCH:
NASA TEST PILOT BILL DANA FLIES X-15. DANA DESCRIBES WHAT FLYING X-15 IS LIKE. X-15 UNDER WING OF B-52 MOTHER SHIP. LAUNCHED OFF MOTHER SHIP, ROCKET ENGINE LIT. ESTABLISHES CLIMB ALTITUDE. PUSH OVER TO LEVEL POSITION & COAST BACK TO LAND |
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SKID RESEARCH:
HYDROPLANING PLANE SKIMMING ON WET RUNWAY. CAR HYDROPLANING. TESTS PLANES LANDING IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS. CU GROOVED RUNWAY. ENGINEERS CREATE SLUSH & ICE ON RUNWAY. RUNWAY GROOVING |
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CU DRIVER SWITCHING-CHANGING GEARS. AUTO TESTERS MAKING CAR SKID OUT
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CU MONTAGE GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY CARS INVOLVED IN TESTING: TENNESSEE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM, MINISTRY OF TECHNOLOGY, GM FRICTION TEST TRAILER.
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CAMERA MOUNTED ON SPECIALLY EQUIPPED CAR DRIVING DOWN AIRPORT RUNWAY AT LANDING SPEED
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TEST CARS ON HIGHWAY TESTING SKIDDING CONDITIONS
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MONTAGE AIRPLANE & CAR SKID TESTS
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FLIGHT SIMULATORS:
TAKE OFF & LANDING SIMULATOR. CLOSED CIRCUIT COLOR TELEVISION SYSTEM INCORPORATED INTO SCANNER MOVES ACROSS MOCK-UP OF APPROACH & RUNWAY. IMAGE PROJECTED ONTO SCREEN MOUNTED IN FRONT OF SIMULATOR CAB |
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COMPUTER CONTROL ROOM. WORKERS RECORDING INFORMATION.
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CU THUMB CONTROL OF SPOLIERS ON PLANE'S WINGS. 990 JET WITH THUMB CONTROL INSTALLED MAKES IT EASIER TO FLY PLANE
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VERTICAL TAKE-OFF PLANES:
V/TOL. TAKES OFF BY RISING VERTICALLY LIKE HELICOPTER. FLIES FORWARD. XV5B. TWO 5 FOOT DIAMETER FANS. XC142. HAWKER P-1127 RISES ON PILLAR OF EXHAUST. |
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