News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1559

Date Released

20 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Badminton Trials
• 2. Air News
• 3. In Tropical Seas

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Air News. DESCRIPTION: These pictures show The Thing with the Glaring Eyes, or, to give it its real name, the Westland Westminster Heavy-Duty Helicopter. Here, it’s been doing a spot of weight-lifting, to prove the powers of this twin-turbine machine, the largest of its kind in the world. The load is a section of an Army assault floating bridge, and it weighs about three tons. In America, a tilt-wing aircraft is the latest idea. They call it the Vertol 76. Its wing are at the vertical and it is virtually a helicopter. And it can land in its own length. Seen here, undergoing tests in Pennsylvania; the plan is for the American Army and Navy to be supplied with these hybrids eventually. In Britain, the hybrid idea has already been proved by the Fairey Rotodyne. Half helicopter, half airliner (without any wing-tilting) and a number already on order for America! SHOTLIST: FS Westland Westminster Helicopter (key). CU same takes off. Elevated shot - same in air. LS lifts section of bridge. CU helicopter hovering. MS carrying bridge through air. LS same. MS helicopter hovering. LS bridge touches ground. MS helicopter hovering slip pan MS American helicopter with wings raised. CU same - blade revolving. MS same helicopter leaves ground. MS helicopter flies in like a ‘plane. Closer with wings raised. Same - helicopter lands. CU blade turning. MS helicopter’s wings lower like a plane. Slip LS Fairey Rotodyne hovering. Longer shot same. Low angle same. Pan - same.

Keywords

Aviation; Military

Locations

United States of America; England

Footage sources

United States of America
Library
Studio Films

Card file number

76897

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

149

Story extras:

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