Airplanes Principles Of Flight (silent footage)

Silent footage of various aspects of airplanes, aerodynamics and flight in the 1960s. It mentions the history of early airplane designs by Leonardo DaVinci and the Wright brothers, as well as the role of engineers in designing and building airplanes. The film also describes the physics of flight and the principles of lift, thrust, gravity and drag. It also shows the process of taking off and landing of planes, the control of planes in the cockpit, and the movement of the different parts of the planes such as the ailerons, rudder, and elevators during flight. Additionally, it also show the formation of jets flying and the airflow around the wings.

We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.