World's largest aircraft with eight motors moved out of its hangar in California. Aircraft dragged out on a cart. Linemen cut electricity wires to clear the way for its movement. Wings of the plane each with four engines are covered. Trucks drag the body and the wings of this plane to a sea shore for assembling.
Pilot study on Freeway Control System for controlling the pressure of increasing automobile traffic on busy roads and highways. Elevated near aerial view of a busy city cross road intersection in downtown Houston, Texas, with private cars, taxi cabs and trucks and view of city as seen from a skyscraper. Camera view widens showing more of the downtown Houston skyline, the sign for the Texaco company is seen atop a skyscraper building, and the rotating Gulf oil company sign is seen atop another skyscraper. The Gulf Freeway six lane road busy with 1960s and 1950s models of trucks and cars such as sedans, station wagons, and pickup trucks. Increasing lanes and controlling entry of cars to control traffic situations. Cars enter main highway from sideways one after the other. Police officers on a signal control entry of cars and allow calculated number of cars to enter the highway. A driver of car with an equipment. Close circuit cameras mounted on highways. Monitors at Freeway Surveillance System head office. Scientists at work, observe camera videos and take readings from meter panel. Capacity Demand and Gap Acceptance methods to control merging traffic congestion.
Pilot study on Freeway Control System for controlling the pressure of increasing traffic on roads. Model design of control system developed to control traffic congestion problem on Gulf Freeway. Detector on merge area of main highway and side ways. Cross roads control system utilizes Loop Detectors. Control equipment at a laboratory. Man working on them. Meters and indicators on control panel
Pilot study on Freeway Control System for controlling the pressure of increasing traffic on roads. Model design of control system developed to control traffic congestion problem on Gulf Freeway. Merge detector, gap speed detector employed on the road control entry of cars. Various indicators used and the control equipment at surveillance head office. Urban areas utilize the system.
Development of airplane by Wright brothers. Orville Wright in a plane presented to U.S. Government by him at Fort Myers, Virginia. Plane takes off catapulted in a field near a building. Spectators on ground observe the plane. Army personnel remove doors of hanger. Wright aircraft take out of the hanger. Army personnel stand near the plane. Lieutenant Lahm and Orville Wright sit in plane and take off for a flight. Lieutenant Foulois and Orville make preparations and sit in plane for a cross country flight.
A small motorcade of three cars led by a red open convertible carrying President John F. Kennedy, Air Force General Walter Campbell Sweeney Jr. in the back and Secret Service agents and another Air Force officers in the front. An Air Force open stake truck carries members of the press and photographers, driving alongside the President's car. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in a flight suit, standing by a microphone, salutes as the President's car pauses and listens to him speak. The President's car is next seen parked near a C-130 transport aircraft, and surrounded by Air Force photographers taking pictures. A formation of F-105 aircraft flies low overhead. Close view of the President and occupants of the red car watching the formation. An Air Force Lieutenant Colonel wearing a flight suit speaks to the President who points toward the flight line, where numerous aircraft are parked on static display. The first seen are F-105s. View from moving car as it proceeds along the flight line. Next an F-100 aircraft is seen. then an F-84F; an F-104; Several Navy tactical aircraft including an F-4 Phantom fighter. A Douglas A-1 Skyraider is the last fighter type seen. Parked behind it is a C-124C cargo aircraft, and next to it is a C-133 cargo plane with six crew members who salute as the President's car passes. The President's car stops near a C-130 aircraft. View from behind General Sweeney and the President. Next, Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Strickland is seen speaking. He is in fatigues and wears the Tactical Air Command patch on it. Closeup of the President listening to him. Formation of 24 F-105s and 24 F-84Fs flies overhead. Closeup of the President watching them. Film ends showing the formations overhead.
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