Baby Plane Trials (1924)

Lympne, Kent. Title: “Baby Plane Trials - Two-Seater Light Aeroplanes ... which can be flown for halfpenny a mile ... prove great success at . Tests“. M/S of a bizarre looking aeroplane being wheeled out of a hangar - the wings are folded back so it looks like a giant fly. M/S of the plane being wheeled onto the run way - it is so small and light it only takes two men to push it. M/S of the plane inside the hangar, a man unfolds its wings so it looks like a conventional biplane. M/S of a man standing in front of the plane, he gives the propeller a sharp tug to start it. Low angled L/S of the plane in flight. FILM ID:358.1 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 agencie