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Compilation of Second World War German aircraft footage, 1930s-1940s, reel 2

Film & Sound, In Storage, X002-8110/002

Film consisting of several short clips showing a number of Second World War German jet aircraft, including Heinkel 178, Heinkel 280, Messerschmitt 262 fighter aircraft and Arado 234 bomber aircraft.

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The Fairey Rotodyne

Film & Sound, In Storage, X004-4291/001

Film on the Fairey Rotodyne experimental aircraft, including explanation of its unusual propulsion system, its operational concept and performance. The Rotodyne is seen in the air and on the ground.

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Vickers Armstrong research and development collection - Wild Goose project, can WG.2b, circa 1947

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC99/142/2

Film in which the aerodynamic characteristics of a model Vickers Wild Goose aircraft are demonstrated in a wind tunnel. The model is seen in still air and in an airflow.

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Vickers Armstrong research and development collection - Wild Goose project, can WG.3, circa 1948

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC99/143

Film illustrating various aspects of wind tunnel testing for a model Vickers Wild Goose experimental aircraft. The simulation of a glidepath and the model’s control systems are seen and explained.

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Vickers Armstrong research and development collection - Wild Goose project, can WG.10a, 1951

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC99/150/1

Film in which Vickers Wild Goose remotely-piloted experimental aircraft are seen during flight trials. Several launches are made with the assistance of a self-propelled launch vehicle, followed by safe landings.

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Aircraft recognition training - Vulcan

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/567

Aircraft recognition training film on the Avro Vulcan bomber aircraft, in which Vulcans are seen in the air and on the ground and the aircraft’s key recognition features are highlighted.

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De Havilland 16mm reduction, can 100A - De Havilland diary, 1946-1949

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC95/184

Film on the work of the de Havilland Aircraft Company during the late 1940s, including D.H.108 experimental aircraft, Vampire fighter aircraft, aircraft carrier deck landings and the prototype Comet airliner.

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Heinkel 178 taxiing, takeoff and landing footage, 1939

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/428

Film showing the Heinkel 178 jet aircraft, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly, on the ground and in the air at Marienehe, near Rostock. It was flown by Erich Warsitz.

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Four figure flight

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC93/105/1

Film on the air speed record set by test pilot Peter Twiss, flying the Fairey Delta FD2 experimental high-speed aircraft. The flight is illustrated and Twiss comments on the achievement.

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Royal Air Force Display Hendon, 25 June 1932

Film & Sound, In Storage, FC78/66/8

Footage of the 1932 RAF Display, held at RAF Hendon, includes formation aerobatics, a display by Gugnunc, autogyro and Pterodactyl experimental aircraft and the destruction of a large observation balloon.

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