Testing of the Kellett autogyro with 165 horse power continental A-70 engine for use in the Air Corps in the United States. A man watches as the Kellett autogyro taxis on an airfield. Hangar in the background. The autogyro takes off. The autogyro descends vertically on the field.
Testing of aircraft at airfield in Los Angeles. Crew men work on an aircraft parked on an airfield. Captain Wilkins stand near the aircraft before his flight from Alaska to North Pole. The aircraft in flight over the city.
Landing of aircraft with two cylinder 36 horse power motor in Washington DC. An aircraft taxis on the airfield. The aircraft taxis past the hangar. Pilot Brooks disembarks the aircraft. Men watch the aircraft. Speedometer and fuel indicator in the cockpit. Men stand behind the parked aircraft.
First test flight of the amphibian aircraft to be used by United States Navy out of San Diego, California, to document unchartered territory in Alaska. An aircraft taxis and takes off from the airfield. Mountains in the background. The aircraft in flight over sea. Ships docked at sea in the background. The wheels of the aircraft fold and the aircraft taxis at sea. Pilots load tri-lens aerial camera aboard an aircraft. Lieutenant B H Wyatt, Commander of the expedition, discusses problems with pilots. The Commander points at a map. Tents in the background.
Flight of biplane in the United States. Biplane with tilt wings and no tail taxis on the airfield. Other aircraft parked in the background. Hangar in the background. The aircraft in flight over grasslands. The biplane changes the angle of wings during landing at the airfield. Men stand on the field.
Biplane takes off from airfield in Los Angeles. A biplane with tilt wings parked at an airfield. Inventor Professor A A Merrill stands near the biplane. The biplane taxis and takes off from the airfield. The biplane in flight over the city. The biplane lands.