Italian aviator, Francesco de Pinedo, sitting in the cockpit of his Bellanca aircraft, the Santa Lucia, on the ramp at Floyd Bennett Airfield, Brooklyn New York. The cockpit contains pillows and other items to help him endure a planned solo long-distance flight to Bagdad, Iraq.
The Prototype Cierva C.30 Autogyro (Registry number: G-ACRI) built by Cierva Autogiro Co Ltd.,of Hanworth, Middlesex, UK. It comes in to land on a grass field, under rotor power only, with its forward engine and propeller stopped. The pilot then starts the forward engine and takes off using power from it and the top rotor.
Brief glimpse of Adolf Hitler standing in an open car encircled and being hailed and saluted by numerous SA (Sturmabteilung) troopers. He is smiling and obviously delighted. The troopers all give the Nazi salute.
Pursuit Airplanes of United States Army Air Corps. CURTIS XP-17 Pursuit Airplane. A single seater experimental pursuit airplane with a wright 'V-1460' engine and developing 480 HP. A man climbs down the plane. The engine of plane runs. A pilot in the plane. The XP-17 taxis at the Wright Field.
Pursuit Airplanes of United States Army Air Corps. Curtis YP-20 Pursuit Airplane. It is powered by a Wright R-1820 and an engine of 575 HP. A man starts the engine and the plane taxis at the Wright Field.
Pursuit Airplanes of United States Army Air Corps. Curtis XP-22, Pursuit Airplane. It has power plant of 600 horse power and Curtis 'V-1570-C' engine. The engine of plane runs and the plane taxis at Wright Field.