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Farnborough Air Show in United Kingdom 72502 (1949)

1949 · Short film · 10 min

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This rare film shows activities at the Farnborough Air Show in 1949, beginning with rare footage of the Cierva Air Horse helicopter. The largest helicopter in the world at the time of its debut, the Air Horse was unusual for using three rotors mounted on outriggers, and driven by a single engine mounted inside the fuselage. Also seen are the Black Arrows (the forerunners of the Red Arrows) as they demonstrate the very meaning of precision during their giant aerobatics display. Aircraft shown include: Aiglet, Alpha, Apollo, Argosy, Avro 707, Avro 7078, Avro Ashton, Avro CF-100, B-1 Canberra, Beverly, Blackburn NA-39, Blackburn YB-1, Brabazon, Bristol 173, Bristol 192, Comet, Dart Herald, Delta-2, DH-110, DH-112 Venom, DH-113 Vampire, Gloster Meteor, Gnat, Gyrodyne Convertiplane, Hawker P-1052, Hawker P-1081, Herald, Handley Paige Hermes V, Heron, Hunter, Javelin, Jet Provost, Lightning, Marathon, Pioneer II, President, Princess, Rotodyne VTOL, Saunders Roe P-531, Scimitar, Sea Hawk, Seamew, Shackleton, Short SB-3, Short SC-1, Short Solent, Short SP-5, Skeeter, Supermarine 510, Swift, Universal, Valiant, Vanguard, Venom, Vickers 355, Victor, Vickers Viscount, Vulcan, W-10 Airhorse, Wessex, Westminster, Wyvern TF-2. One of the more interesting aircraft seen in the show is the Bristol Type 167 Brabazon (seen at the 9 minute mark) a large propeller-driven airliner, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, to fly transatlantic routes between the United Kingdom and the United…

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Running time
10 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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