Engineering students prepare a mock up of the National Aerospace Plane in Virginia, United States Animation depicts the National Aerospace Plane (X-30 aircraft) ability to fly anywhere in the world. A group of college engineering students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, are seen building a half scale mock up of the Aerospace Plane. Faculty advisor Walter F. O'Brien helps a student. A student makes the parts of the plane. A student makes a computer design of the plane. The students making parts of the plane. Walt O'Brien at a desk talks about the design and different aspects of the aircraft model. The students working on the half-scale model. The students work inside a hangar. A half skeleton of the plane. The student assemble the aluminum structure. The airplane is rolled out of the hangar on graduation day. People applaud and take pictures. The students receive awards and recognition for their effort. A truck carrying mock up drives on a highway road. The mock up is loaded into a USAF (United States Air Force) C-5 Galaxy. Side of the the C-5 aircraft as it takes off. The mock up arrives in Paris and is seen on display at the Paris Air Show. Visitors at the show look at the plane. A close up of the mock up. Animation depicts the National Aero-Space Plane in flight.
Launch of Wright plane in North Carolina on 17 December 1903 and in Virginia on 09 September 1908, United States. Wibur Wright places wheels beneath wing on Kill devil hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States. Wright plane takes its first flight after launch. Flight of plane in France. Two men pull props through on the Wright aircraft. Frenchmen stand and watch Wilbur Wright who makes adjustment on aircraft engine. Launching tower at right. Wright plane launches by catapult in France. Civilians and officers attend the air show. Wright plane passes overhead. Flight of Wright plane in United States. Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm sits on control section of the plane. Wright plane launches by catapult launch track at Fort Myers in Virginia on 09 September 1908. Plane in flight at Fort Myers. Spectators watch the plane. Army personnel move the Wright plane across open terrain they remove hangar doors from storage building. Army personnel grouped around the Wright aircraft. President Taft stand along the spectators. President Taft walk through spectators.
Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. A United States Air Force General at a desk as he looks at some documents. A U.S. Naval officer at a desk as he writes down on a paper. The General at the desk. Shelves bearing name tags in the background. He answers a phone call and returns to his work. Both the officers at separate desks in the same room as seen across a window. The officers talk to each other.
Rail cars on the November, 1947 "Friendship Train," at a sea port in the U.S.A. Behind it is seen the funnel of the SS Exiria, of the American Export Lines. The camera moves around to show the Exiria, displaying a large American flag and words,"Friendship Food Ship," on her hull. A steam locomotive on train in France, delivering relief supplies, displays crossed American and French flags on it. Trucks on road in France, displaying French and American flags and pictures of the Freedom Train on their sides, with words:"Ravitaillement, offert spontanment au peuple de France à partir de peuple Americain." (Refueling, spontaneously offered to the people of France from American people.) The SS Exiria docked in an Italian port. A catholic priest and several nuns with a group of boys, standing on the pier, wave American flags. Another group of American girls enthusiastically wave American flags. A large crowd waves several large Italian flags. President Harry S. Truman, at his desk on the White House, Washington, DC, signs the Economic Recovery Act of 1948 (AKA Marshall Plan). Secretary of State Marshall speaking in support of the legislation before Congress. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, of Michigan, speaking in support of the bill.
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in Arlington County,Virginia. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Major General of the United States Army James Lawton Collins, Admiral of the United States Navy Louis Emil Denfeld, General of the United States Army Omar Nelson Bradley and United States Senator Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg seated at a desk at the Pentagon during a meeting. Admiral Denfeld talks to General Bradley.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States in World War II. An honor guard stands beside officials. President Roosevelt honors the war dead during the Armistice ceremony. U.S. soldiers with rifles in hand. A wreath placed on the tomb of a soldier in the cemetery. An official with his wife places a wreath in the cemetery.
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