Aerial Merry-Go-Round: USA (1923)

Item title reads - An Aerial merry-go round. Huge helicopter propelled by 170 h.p. engine succeeds in remaining aloft 2 minutes with 2 passengers. USA (.). M/S of the helicopter with a thin metal frame and lots of propellors. C/U of the giant propellors going round. A man sits in the frame and turns a wheel. M/S of the helicopter hovering and flying erratically above the ground, people dive to get out of the way. Various shots of the helicopter hovering just above the ground. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnew