Autoland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2033A
Date Released
23 May 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Autoland Automatic Landing Device. DESCRIPTION: A major advance in flight schedules and safety for BOAC. Unknown to the passengers of a VC10, they’ve just landed at London Airport on the automatic system, with no help from the pilot. With this British equipment, Jetliners can operate in nil visibility! SHOTLIST: Air to air Super VC10 in flight (fade title). MS interior cock-pit of VC10 as it comes into land at LAP. MCU controls moving between pilots. MS ditto. CU joy stick moving automatically. CU foot controls move automatically. MS interior cock-pit as plane approaches runway. CU navigational instruments. CU meter functioning as plane descends. MCU pilot, inactive during landing. CU throttle controls move automatically. MS interior cock-pit as plane is about to land. CU throttle controls move automatically to off position. CU joysticks moving. MS interior as plane touches down. GV pan Super VC10 landing.
Keywords
Aviation; Science and technology
Locations
England; London Heathrow Airport
Footage sources
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Card file number
93574
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Autoland', British Movietone News Issue No. 2033A, 23 May 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27393 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)