Fatigue test - Bristol Freighter mainplane

Film illustrating fatigue testing on an outer wing section of a Bristol Freighter aircraft. Various elements of the test rig and process are shown and the control hut catches fire.

Various views illustrate fatigue testing on an outer wing section from a Bristol Freighter aircraft. Different elements are seen in close-up, including the functioning of jacks, the flexing of the wing section, buckling on the wing surface and the control panel, featuring wing jack gauges, cycle counter and warning lights. The control hut then catches fire, as smoke and flames emit from the building. The resulting damage is also seen.