- Title: P-212-43
- Summary: THIS MECHANICAL AGE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT
- Description:00:36:04 - POV FLYING OVER HOUSES. 00:36:05 - MONTAGE OF JETS FLYING IN THE SKY. ABOVE THE CLOUDS 00:36:27 - PLANES IN FORMATION 00:36:31 - EXHAUST EMITTING FROM JET 00:36:32 - CU AMMO SHOOTING OUT OF PLANE 00:36:40 - PLANE FLIES DIRECTLY ABOVE CAMERA 00:36:47 - MONTAGE OF PLANES, JETS, AIR FORCE FIGHTERS. 00:36:54 - FLYING PAST MONUMENT AT KITTY HAWK. 00:37:00 - CU WRIGHT BROTHERS MONUMENT 00:37:04 - DARK CLOUDS MOVE AND OPEN UP 00:37:11 - EARLY AIR PLANES AND OTHER FLYING MACHINES. 00:37:12 - PARASOL PLANE. 00:37:22 - FRENCH PEDALING PLANE WITH BIG BIRD LIKE WINGS. CRAZY FLYING INVENTIONS. 00:37:27 - PLANE WITH PANELS THAT OPEN AND CLOSE 00:37:34 - BEER BARREL PLANE. SCOOPS UP AIR LIKE A BUCKET SCOOPS UP WATER 00:37:48 - THE FLAPPER PLANE WORK LIKE A BIG FAN 00:37:54 - ENGLISH BICYCLE LIKE PLANE WITH BIRD LIKE WINGS. 00:37:56 - PUSHES PEDALS WITH HANDS. LONG STICKS. 00:38:16 - ANOTHER BIRD LIKE WINGED PLANE. 00:38:36 - JUMPS OFF BRIDGE. DOESN'T FLY. 00:38:52 - ROCKET PLANE. CALLED GLORIA. 00:38:57 - LIGHTS WITH ASBESTOS. RUNS. 00:39:01 - FIRES UP. TAKES OFF. DROPS. DOESN'T WORK. 00:39:13 - FIRST ROCKET MAIL. 00:39:18 - ROCKET PLANE TRIES AGAIN. STILL DOESN'T WORK. 00:39:30 - MAN WITH ROCKET ON BACK. SKATES ON ICE. 00:39:43 - TRIES TO TAKE OFF. BLOWS UP ON BACK. PUTS HIM OUT WITH SNOW. 00:39:48 - TRIES AGAIN, WORKS. TOO FAST, HE FALLS DOWN. 00:39:50 - WINDMILL ON WHEELS. WOBBLY. 00:39:55 - MAN IN EARLY HELICOPTER. PROPELLERS FAST. 00:40:10 - TRIES TO TAKE OFF. FALLS OFF. TOP HEAVY. IT FALLS OVER. 00:40:24 - UMBRELLA HELICOPTER. DETROIT. CAR WITH UMBRELLA ON TOP. 00:40:35 - CAR BOUNCING ON GROUND. UP AND DOWN. DOESN'T FLY. 00:40:47 - PIN WHEEL PLANE. NO STABILITY. NEEDS LOTS OF MEN TO MOVE IT. 00:41:07 - GAS BAG AND PILOT ADDED. IT FLIES. FLYING SAUSAGE. VERY WOBBLY. GOES SIDE TO SIDE. GOOFY. 00:41:34 - MONTAGE OF UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT FLYING. 00:41:48 - BIRD-SHAPED PLANES. 00:42:05 - WINGS THAT LOOK LIKE SEAGULL WINGS. VERY REALISTIC. 00:42:20 - WOODEN EAGLE. MAINE. 00:42:36 - FERRIS WHEEL PLANE TIED DOWN. CHICAGO. 00:42:42 - INCREDIBLY FAST MOVING WINGS. THEY BREAK OFF. 00:43:02 - MAN ON TOP OF CAR. HANDS MAKE WINGS MOVE. GLIDER. 00:43:26 - CRASHES OFF CAR. 00:43:54 - RUBBER GLIDER. CRASHES. BOUNCES. 00:44:13 - SEVEN LAYER PLANE. SEVEN WINGS. MAN PEDALS. SHOT OF JUST LEGS PEDALING. 00:44:36 - BREAKS IN HALF.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1920
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: P-212-43