| VTOL XM-2 Skycar | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1760 |
| Catalog #: | 425848 | |
| Clip Number: | 425848-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-034-07 | |
| Timecode: | 00:12:31 - 00:13:20 | |
| Location: | California | |
| Year Shot: | 1967 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Spectators ENGINEERING: Tests INVENTIONS: Flying Saucers LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California SCIENCE: Experiments SCIENCE: Models TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Unusual | |
| Description: | "A Canadian professor of Aeronautics at the University of California demonstrates his flying saucer. It hovers three-feet off the ground, in a five minute test flight. Powered by two motorcycle engines, it's the predecessor of a two-seat saucer which might replace the car and/or helicopter. MS VTOL XM-2 Skycar parked on tarmac. MSs - XM-2 inventor & aeronautics professor Dr. PAUL MOLLER boarding Skycar. TLS - Mild crowd standing behind cordon. TLS/MSs - VTOL XM-2 Skycar hovering over ground, wobbling significantly, looking like a genuine flying saucer. MS -Pilot Dr, Paul Moller in cockpit, zoom out to TLS - Hovering craft. | |
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