The Rotodyne

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1484
Date Released
11 Nov 1957
Date submitted
7 Nov 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Rotodyne. DESCRIPTION: Two Napier-Eland propeller-turbines. A four-bladed rotor, powered by jets at the tips. Principle features on a specification for success, as the world’s first vertical take-off airliner makes its maiden flight. It carries 48 passengers and it can operate from a roof top. It flies horizontally at just under 20 miles an hour. SHOTLIST: GV the Rotodyne takes off. Different angle Rotodyne after take off. LS Rotodyne in flight. Closer same. Rotodyne flies over camera. LS Rotodyne in flight. GV same. MS cockpit of Rotodyne (on the ground). CU jet units on tips of rotor blade. Low angle rotor blade in operation. MS rotor blade support. CU same. GV the Rotodyne helicopter.
Keywords
Aviation
Locations
Berkshire; White Waltham
Footage sources
Fairey Aviation Film Unit
Card file number
72091
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Rotodyne', British Movietone News Issue No. 1484, 11 Nov 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22021 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)