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American A Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 experimental helicopter equipped with pontoons, demonstrated in 1941

A Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 experimental helicopter takes off from a breakwater and maneuvers to land in water, where it taxiis about on its pontoons. It then rises again and returns to its starting point on the breakwater. Pilot clearly visible in the single person cockpit. The helicopter flies away and lands in a small boat basin, amongst vessels tied up there.

Date: 1941
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072919
U.S. Postal Service initiates autogyro mail service between Camden,NJ and Philadelphia, PA. during dedication of new PO building

Ground view of the new Federal Post Office Building in Philadelphia on the day of its dedication,May 25, 1935. Aerial view of the top of the building as a Kellett autogyro lands on the roof. Post office officials and others stand in a line back from landing area. More aerial views of the building and environs. On the roof, the pilot initiates autogyro mail service from Camden New Jersey, by delivering a mail pouch to Postmaster General, James A. Farley, who is surrounded by other officials. Again, more views of the building and environment. The autogyro making a steep ascent from the rooftop.

Date: 1935, May 25
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072921
Kellett KD-1 autogiro hovers above U.S. troops on maneuvers, moving on horse drawn vehicles in the United States.

Kellett KD-1 autogyro (rotary wing aircraft) in flight over U.S. Army maneuvers in the United States. Mounted troops and a horse drawn caisson move across open terrain. Troops in 1918-style uniforms move on horse drawn vehicles. Kellett autogiro in flight. View of military maneuvers. Troops load and fire French 75 artillery pieces. Shells burst in area near damaged farm building.

Date: 1934
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072922
Kellett K-3 autogiro lands and takes off again at a seaport.

Kellett K-3 autogiro equipped with optional coupe canopy, takes off from a field. Aerial views of it flying over rural countryside. It descends and lands on the road at a seaport, where it taxis past dockworkers and several large steamships berthed at the port, before taking off again.

Date: 1934
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072923
Kellett KD-1 autogiro lands and takes off from parking lot of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC

Panning view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Numerous cars are parked but a fairly open space is preserved near the Capitol building. A Kellett KD-1 autogiro lands in the open space. Pilot Lou Leavitt seen in the rear cockpit (front cockpit empty).The autogiro takes off. A chart contrasts Federal expenditures of 485 million dollars for airplane development with only 485 thousand dollars for autogiro development, with result that 96 companies are engaged in airplane work but only 2 in autogiro work. The chart depicts other relative data impacting negatively on autogiro development.

Date: 1937
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072926
Pitcairn autogyro lands and men attempt to stop the autogyro's large rotor blades at the airfield in the United States.

Landing of Pitcairn autogyro at field in the United States. Pitcairn autogyro lands. Two men in the autogyro attempt to stop the large rotor blades. Two men stand next to the autogyro. Inventor of the Pitcairn autogyro Juan de la Cierva stands on field. Autogyro taxis for take off from the airfield. Autogyro in flight. Another biplane aircraft in flight. Autogyro lands and taxis on the grassy field. Photographers stand in group on field watch autogyro in action.

Date: 1929
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072927