the Wonderful Jet World of Pan American (1959)

Synopsis

Directed by Sherman Price, "The Wonderful Jet World of Pan American" dates to 1959, as Pan Am's jet fleet began a new era in global transportation. As the narrator states: In the beginning, man’s world was no larger than his eye could see, the far side of the earth was a mystery to him. But slowly man ventures out across the seas, and to all continents. By the beginning of our century, most of the world was on the map. But for ordinary man who wishes to see farther places, time was the enemy. At mark 2:40, the sky is now the element now, up here, man conquers time and calendar. At mark 2:50, jet surpasses all forms of transport due to its shortest time travel. As far back as you remember, there are those rare moment of discovery as seen at mark 3:40. There is a curiosity and an hunger to learn. Hence, in our time, man enters into the Jet age as seen at mark 4:20. In this age of the jets, many are doing their jobs to change the world, clerks, mechanic, security, technicians of any kind. At mark 5:18 is a communication scheme, a memo reader. At mark 5:50 is training programs and designs involving engineers, mechanics going back to the classroom to keep in touch with the latest developments of the jet. At mark 6:20, the jet engine is stripped out and worked upon. At mark 6:28 is x rays of the wing parts. At 6:50 is the nerve center, the maintenance control center. At mark 7:30 is Henry Larson key man in maintenance, 39 years old, a long and master mechanic, a skilled…

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Running time

27 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

Internet Archive item

46984TheWonderfulJetWorldOfPanAmerican

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• Stock Footage