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”World Shrinker” (1972)

1972 · Short film · 18 min

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This film promotes the production of the Aerospatiale France and the British Aircraft Corporation Concorde Supersonic Jet, also known as the “World Shrinker”, due to its groundbreaking speed. It is presented by British Aircraft Corporation and Aerospatiale France and is produced in 1972 by the BAC Film Unit England. The film covers the world tour of the prototypes 001 and 002, and the development of the first pre-production jets. “World Shrinker” title banner is written on a backdrop of the flying jet (00:16). An illustrated world map portrays the route of the world tour (00:32). A view of the production inside a Concorde Factory (00:59). The prototype 001 takes off, as an audience observes (01:09). The first flight carried the French President Georges Pompidou to the Azores in Portugal for a meeting with President Nixon of the United States (01:37). The Concorde 002’s reliability is demonstrated at the BAC flight test base at Barefoot before starting the world tour towards Australia with passengers including Aerospace Minister Heseltine and his wife (02:14). Tehran marks the first demonstration point en route, and Minister Heseltine meets with the Iranian Imperial Majesty (03:09). The tour continues to Bahrain, Bombay, Bangkok, and Singapore for the second demonstration point at the Singapore Airport (04:02). Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew is invited for a flight (04:31). Inside the jet, the steward effortlessly serves the passengers drinks, so portray the…

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Running time
18 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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