Nasa Supersonic Aircraft & Aviation Research Historic Film 47654 (1967)

Synopsis

An airliner comes in for a landing in the opening seconds of the circa 1967 National Aeronautics and Space Administration color film “Flight to Tomorrow” as the narrator reminds the viewer that there are more than 300 major airports across the United States. On a typical day, more than 1,100 airplanes take off and land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City (and 37 million across the United States), as more aircraft are shown landing and we see scenes of some of the 77,000 travelers who make their way through their airport daily. The viewer is taken inside a cockpit at take-off before being taken back in time at mark 03:11 to the early days of flight — with all of its successes and failures. By 1915, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NASA’s predecessor) was created to supervise and direct the scientific study of flight. From scenes of single-piston planes to supersonic jets, the narrator explains how some planes are able to reach the edge of space. News of new lubricants and metals needed to survive longer flight times comes at mark 10:35, as is news of how scientists also are working on ways to address turbulence and other issues in flight so that planes might be as easy to fly as a car is to drive. At mark 15:13 we turn to see scenes of additional experiments being undertaken regarding the development of the SST, and at mark 17:25 visit the topic of noise pollution. NASA pilots and engineers, we’re told, are continuously working to find ways to minimize…

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Running time

27 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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• Stock Footage