The history of famous airplanes. Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer General Umberto Nobile in dirigible 'Italia' in Italy. He prepares to repeat the 1926 flight of dirigible Norge. Animated world map shows dirigible Norge's course from Spitsbergen, Svalbard to Point Barrow in Alaska. General Nobile stands in the doorway of the gondola of the dirigible. Dirigible 'Italia' in flight.
Biplane landings on the deck of USS Langley in the Pacific Ocean. A biplane on the deck of the ship. Another biplane lands on the deck and crashes over the side of the ship. Yet another biplane lands safely on the deck. Another biplane lands and skids over side of ship.
The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race in Detroit, Michigan. View of a field, a crowd, an airplane and several balloons. Gordon Bennett and a man in a basket. Bennett being presented with flowers by two women. A balloon ascends.
A dirigible at a mooring tower in Dearborn, Michigan. Several views of the dirigible (a steerable self-propelled aircraft) at the mooring tower. Views of a tower, a base and automobiles.
Autogyro (early helicopter) flies over monuments in Washington DC. H F Pitcairn sits in the cockpit of autogyro. The autogyro with whirling wings for lifting power taxis on runway in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The autogyro takes off from airfield. The autogyro flies over Lincoln Memorial (Memorial Bridge visible behind spanning the Potomac River), Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC
Crashed landing of autogyro at airfield in Haldon, England. An autogyro in flight. The pilot loses control over the autogyro. The autogyro crashes during landing on a field. Men stand near the damaged autogyro. The pilot disembarks the autogyro. Ground crew pull the damaged autogyro.