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Gas turbine engine used in vehicles to avoid air pollution in United States.

View of a busy traffic scene with automobiles and a passenger bus emitting air pollution in the United States. Highways filled with bumper to bumper traffic jam. Smog pollution over busy roadway. Automobile engineers and environmental protection Agency Researchers work to find pollution free power system. View of the test steam engine. Diagram depicts the functioning of gas turbine engines for vehicles. Truck with gas turbine engine dives on road. Gas turbine engine is used in boats and heavy machinery equipment. View of Continental Trailways passenger bus on road.

Date: 1975
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022753
Man shows his skill on building a Canoe from Birch tree in North of United States.

Birch Canoe builder with his wife paddles a self built canoe in North of United States. He soaks a large piece of cedar for the frame. The Canoe builder cuts the cedar log into long strips. He lights a burner and places wooden strips into it. The heated strips are then bent over the lower side of a canoe form. Man removes bark from Birch tree and joins them. Wooden form is placed in the center of birch bark sheets. They bind the Canoe with root strips, sewing them on. They affix gunwales and clamp the pieces in place. They paint pitch containing charcoal onto the seams. View of the man canoeing in his hand-built canoe.

Date: 1975
Duration: 5 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022754
United States Army Air Forces pilots undergo training on characteristics of the P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft

A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain is explaining characteristics of the Republic P-47 thunderbolt airplane, as he points to a large illustration of one on the wall. Among other things, he emphasizes aspects of its engine and propeller. Closeup of instructor pointing to switch, on panel inside the cockpit, that allows pilot to select automatic or manual control of the Curtis Electric constant speed propeller. Instructor points to diagram as he discusses the plane's fuel tanks. The instructor continues describing the aircraft, removing covers to expose parts of the illustration as goes along. The Captain (instructor) and students (Lieutenant pilots) look at a cutaway of the aircraft turbo supercharger. Together, they look at the throttle controls they'll find in the airplane. Instructor demonstrates actions to invoke military power, moving throttle past the sea level stop and invoking supercharger as well as water-injection. He also mentions gear and flap controls as well as armor, and the plane's eight 50-caliber machine guns. Next, the Captain takes one of the Lieutenants with him and leaves to look at an actual airplane on the flight line. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1943
Duration: 7 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022992
United States Army Air Forces pilot undergoes familiarization training in cockpit of P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft

A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain (instructor) and a Lieutenant, pilot, walk the flight line past parked P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. They stop at one, and the instructor climbs on its wing root, showing the Lieutenant that the wing flaps have been left down to prevent someone from stepping on them. The Lieutenant climbs into the cockpit as the instructor stands on the wing and points out controls of the aircraft. Included are controls for fuel selection; trim tabs; emergency hydraulic pump; gun heat; wing flaps; landing gear. They look up as a P-47 passes low overhead. Then, the instructor continues clockwise around the cockpit noting the quadrant of turbo, throttle, and mixture controls. He covers switches, warning lights, flight instruments, and engine instruments and other things. Scene shifts to aerial view of a P-47 in flight above clouds, and then to oxygen controls and indicators. Closeup of pilot wearing oxygen mask. More views of cockpit and controls and indicators. Student closes the canopy part way and they discuss its operation. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1943
Duration: 7 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022993
U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant (Pilot) takes blindfold cockpit test during P-47 airplane familiarization training

A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain (instructor) talks to Lieutenant Pilot getting familiarization training in cockpit of a Republic P-47 aircraft. Student looking at P-47 cockpit training aid in office. Closeup of student taking blindfold cockpit check. He smiles and receives acknowledgment from instructor after passing. View from ground below, of pilot in cockpit of parked P-47 and then of a P-47 on takeoff roll and climbing out. P-47 in flight headed toward the camera. Side silhouette view of P-47 in flight, and then diving. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675022994
Gun carrier tanks on field test fire in United States.

New Gun carrier meets army test. Gun carrier tanks on field test fire in United States. Tank descends from hillside. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023161