Boeing AWACS EC-137D Introduction – Boeing 707 Platform
In the 1960s Boeing offered a modified version of their then famous Boeing 707-320 jetliner to the United States Air Force to perform the role of a long range maximum endurance airborne warning and command center. This role was being performed by aging prop driven planes like the Lockheed C-121 Constellation and the Boeing 707 …Read more »
Airliner Accident and Safety Review 1975
The mid 1970s was not a particularly notable period for airline passenger safety as a number of very serious accidents had taken place within just a few years. The worst had to be the 1977 Tenerife collision between a Pan Am and KLM Boeing 747, however there were other serious accidents before this including a …Read more »
Lockheed Airlifters – C130 Hercules / C-141 Starlifter / C-5 Galaxy
This publicity film dates from the late 1960s and was produced to present Lockheed’s line up of aircraft dedicated to meeting the airlift needs primarily of the US military. The smallest aircraft in the Lockheed stable would be the C-130 Hercules or L-100 as designated for commercial operators. The Hercules boasts a 49,000 payload capability …Read more »
Jet Engines Technology of the Early 1950s
This film was made to promote and educate the public about the advancements of jet engines in the early 1950s. The film explains the difference between the technology of the piston engine and the jet engine, and it has lovely footage of airliners of the day and takes the viewer up for a ride in …Read more »
Canadair CL-215 Air Tanker – A Purpose Built Water Bomber
This late 1960s publicity film was made to promote the then relatively new Canadair CL-215 air tranker, a Canadian built and designed surface water scooper built to fire forest fires. Over the last 50 years the CL-215 has undergone a number of enhancements and updates and today it operates as a safe and reliable water …Read more »
PC-6 Turbo Porter The STOL Workhorse Utility Aircraft
Built with the reliability of a Swiss watch, this 1960s publicity film extols the performance and reliability virtues of the famous Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter general utility aircraft. The Turbo-Porter can be operated on wheels or skiis from both gravel and paved air strips and its STOL performance made it the ideal workhorse for tundra and …Read more »
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