Pilot in open cockpit of World war I vintage biplane. He wears helmet and goggles. He taps his machine gun, and looks around.
A man pedals a test airplane down a ramp in attempt to fly. It falls off the end of the ramp. The pilot climbs out unhurt.
Pilot stands near airplane and demonstrates counter-rotating propellers. Aircraft seen in flight.
Two men load cargo into cabin of an aircraft (autogyro) that appears to obtain lift from two coaxial counter-rotating large wings atop the craft. The "wings," or rotors, are very wide, and contain moveable flight surfaces (ailerons). forward thrust is provided by an unenclosed radial engine driving a large propeller. The aircraft is also equipped with empennage. It is parked in a fenced area. A considerable amount of cargo sits on the ground, ready to be loaded. Scene shifts to possibly unrelated image of an unkempt man wearing a headset.
Model airplane builders and enthusiasts walk together carrying their respective model airplanes, in a gathering on an airfield. Some of the model airplanes have Academy of Model Aeronautics numbers painted on their wings, such as, AMA-6744, which can be seen on one. A large tent is seen in the background, as well as automobiles, a fuel truck, and airplanes, in the distance.
Jersey Ringel, aerial wing-walker and acrobat, stands on wing of a Curtis JN-4 airplane and then jumps to the wing of another, while inflight. He swings from a ring under the wing of the second JN-4. His name: "Jersey" Ringel, is displayed on fuselage of the airplane.
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