Transonic Wind Tunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1405A
Date Released
10 May 1956
Date submitted
7 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Transonic Wind Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: Through the combined initiative of 14 of our leading aviation companies, a transonic wind tunnel has been built near Bedford, to be used jointly by these companies for their research in high speed aerodynamics. The Duke of Edinburgh performed the opening ceremony. SHOTLIST: A transonic wind tunnel has been built, near Bedford for research in Aerodynamics. The Duke of Edinburgh toured the installations before the opening ceremony. Exterior of wind tunnel. Interior. SCU model. Duke tours, looks at various models. Duke’s speech. Dials, turbines, etc. motors.
Keywords
Royalty; Science and technology; Ceremonies
Locations
Bedford
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
66863
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Transonic Wind Tunnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1405A, 10 May 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20928 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)