Auto Plane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2291A
Date Released
3 May 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Auto Plane. DESCRIPTION: A radio technician from Luxembourg bypasses commuting traffic jams by taking to the air - his car can quickly be transformed into an aeroplane. SHOTLIST: GV auto plane in car form, driving to hangar. SV ditto front view. SV interior shot from inside car. SV car reversing into fuselage pad. SV man lining up car into fuselage pad. CU man’s face. SV auto plane partially finished. CU tail with words on fin Autoplane. 4 SVs front view auto plane, car being jacked up, front wheel being removed and lowered, front view autoplane. CU rear wheel being tucked under body work. 5 SVs front view of autoplane with bumper being removed ditto, headlights, propeller being put on, ditto bolts being tightened up. SV steering control being mounted & steering column being removed. SV interior engine being started, engine running. SV autoplane taxiing. SV interior ditto. SV front view, SV wind sock. LV autoplane taxiing for take off, SV air to air autoplane. CU interior of pilot and instruments. LV autoplane landing.
Keywords
Vehicles; Curiosities; Aviation
Locations
Luxembourg
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99053
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Auto Plane', British Movietone News Issue No. 2291A, 3 May 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29878 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)