Experimental flight tests of Horton Wingless Airplane. Aircraft take off on runway. Sketches of designs proposed for Horton aircraft designed by William Horton, including the HW-X-26-52. Wingless Aircraft taxi for take off and other aircraft parked on airfield. Sign of 'Entrance - Orange County airport publicly owned'.
Horten aircraft parked at Orange County Air Base, California. Mr. Horten, the designer and his copilot look back from cockpit of aircraft. Horten aircraft parked and hangar in background. Various portions of the aircraft such as control surfaces, retractable wings, the mechanical mechanism which actuates the retractable wings, elevon and sign of 'Horten Wingless' on aircraft. Aircraft fly low above runway and land.
Horten aircraft parked at Orange County Air Base, California. Mr. Horten, the designer and his copilot look out from cockpit of aircraft. Various portions of aircraft such as control surfaces, retractable wings, the mechanical mechanism which actuates the retractable wings, the controls and instruments in the cockpit, and the landing and stabilizing gear. Experimental flight tests with the plane by flying it up a few feet above the runway for a distance, then landing again.
Mr. Horten shows several different proposed design sketches and scale models of the 'Horten Wingless' aircrafts for military and commercial use. Terminal building at Orange County Air Base and Horten aircraft parked.
Passengers arrive at Pier 54 in New York City and go aboard the RMS Lusitania passenger ship, during World War 1. Passenger Robert James Timmis is seen at 1:01 into the clip on the left side of frame wearing a flat topped hat. Timmis survived the sinking even after giving up his own life vest. Charles Plamondon and his wife Mary Plamondon, of Chicago, are seen exiting a taxi. The Lusitania's flag is raised. Passengers, including author Elbert Hubbard, pose at the ship's rail. Views of passengers on the decks as the ship readies for departure. Tugs maneuver the Lusitania ocean liner into the channel, bound for Liverpool. The Lusitania was sunk 6 days later, on May 7, 1915, by a torpedo from a German U-Boat.
Aerial view of helicopters at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with snow on the ground. Crowd gathered inside a large hangar. The widow of Alfred C. Felker, wearing a corsage, stands with his father, as Army officers salute in tribute at the dedication of the Felker heliport. A young boy who is Felker's young son removes the covering from the dedication plaque, which reads:"U.S. Army Fort Eustis Virginia, Felker Heliport in Memory of WOJG Alfred C. Felker 1929-1953." A Piasecki H-21 Workhorse or Shawnee helicopter takes off from the snow covered airfield. Mrs. Felker is a passenger on one of two smaller helicopters that circle around one another and then land.
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