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Frank Lahm and Orville Wright prepare for a take off, take seats and take off in Wright flyer during a test at Fort Myer.

Orville Wright and U.S. Army aviator Frank Purdy Lahm, the first army passenger, test the "Wright Flyer" at Fort Myer, Virginia. Preparations for the take off of the aircraft. Frank Purdy Lahm sits at the controls with Wright standing in the front and releasing the ropes. Lahm and Orville Wright take seats in the aircraft. Men standing beside a catapult in front of buildings. Good views of Fort Myer buildings of the era. They adjust the position of the catapult. The catapult as seen from the front of the aircraft. View of catapult from behind the aircraft. The Wright Flyer takes off. The aircraft in flight. It circles over a field and buildings. Headquarters building in the background. The aircraft in flight over the field. (This footage is a mix of July 1909 footage where the aircraft shows two half-rounds of canvas in the front elevator, and September 1908 footage, from the rear taking off, where the aircraft has a single half-round of canvas in the front elevator.)

Location: Virginia United States USA
Date: 1909, July 27
Duration: 3 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070568
Army personnel group around the Wright Flyer as it lands after its testing at Fort Myer, Virginia.

Orville Wright and U.S. Army aviator Frank Purdy Lahm, the first army passenger, test the "Wright Flyer" trials at Fort Myer, Virginia. The aircraft in flight. Headquarters building in the background. Men stand in front of the buildings. They watch the Wright Flyer flying. The aircraft circles over a field and buildings. The aircraft in flight. It lands on the field. The aircraft is moved on the field. Army personnel group around the Wright aircraft. Oliver Wright gets off the aircraft.

Location: Virginia United States USA
Date: 1909, July 27
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070569
Solid propellant sections leave thrust for Ercoupe airplane flight tests at March Field in California.

Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane without and with an auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. Check posts made of aluminium sheets at an airfield. A sign on a check post: 'Explosives'. Solid propellant sections leave thrust to be used in Ercoupe airplane flight tests at the airfield.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1941, August
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070800
Ercoupe airplane takeoff performance tests, with and without auxiliary jet assist, at March Field, California

Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane with, and without auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. The airplane taxis and takes off without and then with jet propulsion. It is piloted by Captain Homer A. Boushey Jr. The aircraft taxis and takes off during flight tests.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1941, August
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070807
Experiment showing dramatic effect of auxiiliary jet boost on takeoff performance of light aircraft

Experiments conducted at March Field, California. Comparative take-offs of Ercoupe and Porterfield airplanes showing effect of auxiliary jet thrust on Ercoupe.Both airplanes take off at the same time and exhibit similar performance. Then, the Ercoupe is equipped with an auxiliary jet booster and both airplanes take off again. The Ercoupe shows dramatically superior takeoff performance.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1941, August
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070808
Ercoupe airplane takes off with only jet propulsion at March Field in California.

Flight tests of Ercoupe airplane with auxiliary jet propulsion at March Field in California. The Ercoupe airplane taxis at the field. Captain Homer A. Boushey and other crew personnel stand around the airplane. The Ercoupe takes off powered only by jet propulsion .

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1941, August
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070809
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