| HIGH SPEED FLOATERS Educational film about the testing of seaplane floats | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7270 |
| Catalog #: | 50692 | |
| Clip Number: | 50692-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 162 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:59 - 01:13:11 | |
| Location: | Hamburg, Germany. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Product Testing LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany, Hamburg TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Design/Assembly | |
| Description: | HIGH SPEED FLOATERS Educational film about the testing of seaplane floats. Seaplane water floats are tested by machines at a laboratory in Hamburg, Germany. Over now to Hamburg to see their - HIGH SPEED FLOATERS - Dragged through the water at a speed up to a mile a minute floats are tested by this giant machine, to ascertain the best shape to give least resistance. Several shots of large machine moving forwards at speed through an indoor water canal. "The graphs indicate various technical details as to speed, drag, etc. required by the experts - " C/U's of line graph. M/S's of the floats skimming through the water being held down by a machine. | |
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