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A Wright plane catapulted by means of a falling weight

Men standing near a Wright machine. Plane catapulted by means of a falling weight. Several men hauling up the weight that catapulted the plane from the rail.

Date: 1908
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040863
Wilbur Wright flies in air with a French journalist

French social leaders fashionably dressed watch demonstration of flying. Men and women are seen wearing hats. Wilbur Wright goes up with a French journalist remaining aloft for 55 minutes and 37 seconds. Both seen seated in the plane. Several men stand as the plane takes off. A newspaper headline reads 'Wright in new world record'.

Date: 1908
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040864
Antoinette Monoplane and Aviator Hubert Latham

Antoinette Monoplane designed by French aircraft designer Leon Levavasseur on field. Aviator Hubert Latham with the plane. Men gathered around the monoplane.

Date: 1930
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041055
World wide series of geo-physical experiments carried out at French Alps

World wide series of experiments carried out at French Alps during the Geo-physical Year. Mountain ranges in the background. Scientists set off huge blasts to study shock waves. Observers watch the effect of explosion. Water rise high due to explosions. equipment measure the shock waves. Recording instruments in a stone house are used.

Date: 1956, September 13
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041381
A man drives a unique 3-wheeled motorcycle-like motor vehicle. It requires no transmission and is completely maneuverable.

A man sits in a unique three-wheeled single passenger motor vehicle. He demonstrates its maneuverability on the street. Cars and other traffic on the street are stopped to allow the demonstration. The machine includes an air-cooled internal combustion engine (like a motorcycle engine) and fuel tank, all mounted above the front wheel, which is capable of being rotated 360 degrees to allow complete maneuverability. The driver demonstrates this by driving backwards, without needing to use any reverse transmission.

Date: 1930
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: French
Clip: 65675041393
Early models of airplanes and famous aviators including Baroness de La Roche, Paulhan, Curtiss, Chavez, Farman, and Renaux

Baroness de La Roche seated at the controls of an aircraft. Louis Paulhan's aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit. The plane takes off. An early model aircraft. Glenn Curtiss seated in cockpit shows the operation of foot controls. Aircraft taxis. George Chavez in the cockpit. A biplane with tapering wing pushed out of hangar in preparation for take off. Aircraft takes off, lands and taxis. Aircraft 'Sigma' built by Henri Farman flown by Eugene Renaux with a passenger. People observe the take off.

Date: 1910
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675041654