| Free-Fall Thrills: Army Team Tests New Parachute | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1750 |
| Catalog #: | 426154 | |
| Clip Number: | 426154-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-061-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:28:06 - 00:29:13 | |
| Location: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AERIALS: Air to Air LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, North Carolina MILITARY: Army, USA MILITARY: Drill or Inspection MILITARY: Paratroop TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Aircraft, Misc TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Parachuting / Skydiving | |
| Description: | At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the US Army parachute team, "The Golden Knights,” put the new Rogallo "Flexwing" parachute through some fancy paces. Spectacular free-fall maneuvers test the 'chute for future military or civilian use. Standing in back of a single engine US Army plane taking off. CUS - Inside the plane, the door is open and there stands an Army skydiver. He jumps out of the plane backwards while looking at the camera. Air to Air - Shot of the Army skydiver free falling, moving his arms as he spins his body "slowly" around. CUS - Bringing in his legs in a bit and moving both arms forward as he does a summersault (somersault) while free falling, He spins one way and does a reverse spin. CUS - Moving his arms and legs into another position. He manages to do a backwards summer sault. Low Angle Shot - The skydiver slowly descends with his new 'Flexwing' opened. It's a very standard type of chute used by today's jumpers. His landing is on-spot perfect. | |
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