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Man attempts to fly the Pitt "Sky Car."

Early attempts at flight during history of aviation. The Pitt Sky Car ornithopter device is seen: A car equipped with an umbrella-like rotor intended for vertical takeoff. 'Sky car' written on a cloth sign on the chassis of the aircraft. A man in aviator's clothing seated at the controls of the machine. The powerful motions of the pulsating rotor cause the machine to rise several inches. But it simply drops to the ground again. This happens with each oscillation of the rotor. (The motor-rotor devise was invented by John W. Pitts, of Detroit, Michigan, and patented in 1926. However, as seen in these images, it was a failure.)

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1928
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042056
Attempted use of rockets to propel an ice skater

Three rockets are adjusted on a metal holder fastened to the back of an ice skater. View of rocket ignition control fastened on skater's belt. He presses button to close battery circuit and ignite rockets. He leans forward and starts to be propelled by the rockets. But the skater loses his balance in the humorous stunt and falls on the ice, with the rockets still firing.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042057
Attempts to fly a human-powered airplane or vintage flying machine

Early attempts of aviation. Views of a man using bicycle-type pedals to power an airplane. View of the machine atop a launching ramp. Two men assist as the operator pedals and the machine moves down the ramp. The would-be airplane simply falls off the end of the ramp onto the ground. The attempt is repeated with the same results.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042058
Early and historic flight: Attempts to fly ornithopters, including Gustav Lilienthal's large ornithopter.

Scenes of vintage, historic, early aviation flight attempts: Men at controls of several unsuccessful ornithopter aircraft, intended to fly by flapping wings. One man rides a bicycle equipped with wings that he flaps using sticks by his handle bars. Another sits in a tub-like machine with tricycle wheels, as it "flaps" its wings. In a third scene, men assist as operator moves very large wings on a machine. Although the wings move, the machine doesn't. This large machine might be Gustav Lilienthal's ornithopter. It had a 3 horse-power motor. Location might be Berlin's Tempelhof Airport, around 1927

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042059
Man attaches wings to his body in unsuccessful attempt to fly

A man, "wearing" large fabricated wings and a tail, walks along the ground. He mounts a large rock and jumps off in an attempt to fly, but simply falls on the ground.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1920
Duration: 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042060
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in operation. Approaching USS Saratoga (CV-3) to moor. Men atop USS Shenandoah in flight

Airship USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) taking off. Captain at controls in the command condola. The USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) in flight. Crewmen open hatch at top of the Shenandoah and one walks along top of the airship while in flight. USS Los Angeles approaches flight deck of USS Saratoga (CV-3) on January 28, 1928. Airship dumps water ballast that falls on mooring crew of ship, who scatter. Mooring cable seen stretched at right side of picture.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1928
Duration: 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042062
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