THE JET STORY Part 3

Description

Summary: Traces the development of the jet engine from early experiments of Sanford Moss at Cornell University in 1902 to the highly developed engine of 1954. Aircraft taxiing. (Very dark scenes). 2) Car driving on roadway. (Very dark scenes). 3) Aircraft taxiing. (The only thing visible is the U.S. insignia, very dark scene). 4) Personnel walking over to aircraft. (Very dark scene). 5) Silhouette of the nose section of B-17/ 6) CU man standing guard near aircraft. 7) CU faces of two men in truck. 8) MS the unloading of jet engine from truck to warehouse. (Very dark scene.) 9) INT Gen. Arnold's office, group of technicians present. 10) CU looking over the shoulder of an officer as he opens the wall saft. 11) CU conference in session. 12) CU the plans of the first turbo jet engine. Present at the conference were members of the British Air Ministry and U.S. VIP's. 13) PS from L to R on cornell University Campus. (Sound track depicts the story of Sanford Moss, tells of his work at Cornell University.) 14) CU small house assigned to him for his experiments. 15) MS an explosion in this building. 16) MS the General Electric Building. 17) INT the research department. 18) MS Capitol of the U.S. 19) CU Moss, as he walks up the steps of the Capitol Building. 20) CU early model bi-plane, men starting engine. 21) Low angle shot of formation of 1st WW fighter bi-plane aircraft dropping bombs. 22) Animation of a supercharger. 23) Animation explains the process of same. 24) Several CU views of Moss working in the laboratory. 25) CU men working on the landing gears of an aircraft. (1920). 26) Low angle shot of bi-plane in flight, altitude record reached at 36,000 ft. 27) Low angle shot of flight of Army bi-plane (with which the record was established). 28) CU SV a pilot, in the cockpit of an aircraft, simulating a blackout. (Sound track stated that during this altitude record flight the pilot collapsed and fell six miles before regaining consciousness. 29) CU Gen. Mitchell. 30) Low angle shot animation of the Martin bomber flying over area. 31) Animation states that Mitchell's plane had to fly 15,000 feet to avoid theoretical anti-aircraft firing. 32) CU low angle animation shot of the Martin bomder as it drops its bomb on ship. 33) Animation shows the direct hit on the battleship. 34) animation of the ship sinking. 35) MS bomber aircraft (possibly B-25) diving in on target area, dropping bombs. 36) CU nose section of a P-40. 37) GSAP air to air against enemy aircraft. 38) Low angle direct vertical shot of formation of four P-47's flying right echelon. 39) CU the P-47 as it banks. 40) CU SV P-38 in flight, landing gears are down. 41) CU low angle shot SV of a B-24 in flight. 42) CU direct SV low angle of a B-29 in flight. 43) MLS direct RV low angle of formation of B-17's in flight, leaving vapor trails. 44) INT showing the greenhouse on a B-17 as bombardier releases bombs. 45) CU 3/4 FV B-17 dropping bombs. 46) LS target area, bomb burst on same. 47) MCU FV a B-29 as it makes low pass over area. 48) Several views of B-17's in flight formation. 49) ASV B-29 banks and peels to the right. 50) MLS the atomic bomb burst. 51) MS conference table, officials of the General Electric Company were asked to make the first Turbo Jet engine. 52) Several CU views of the personnel attending the conference. 53) Several CU views of factory scenes, showing the various phases of the assembling of this engine. 54) CU sign, FORT KNOX. 55) CU technician examining the engine. 56) CU hand flipping switch to start the test of engine. Several views of the engine test. 57) LS & MS the Bell Aircraft Corporation. 58) INT planning section. 59) CU the blue print. 60) Several CU views of technicians at work. 61) Street scenes of an American town. 62) CU the exhaust as jet engine fires. 63) CU the YP-59A taxiing. 64) CU the exhaust on the jet aircraft. 65) MS RV the YP-59A taxiing. 66) CU the takeoff. 67) First flight was October 1, 1942. (Initial flight scenes). 68) Several CU views of factory workers, technicians working on larger jet engine. 69) MS SV the initial flight of an F-80, June 1944. 70) MLS the F-80 buzzing camera. 71) ASV the F-80 in flight. 72) MS ASV three F-80's in flight. 73) Low angle shot formation of four sets of four F-80's 74) Low angle SV formation of two sets of four F-80's 75) MS conference room. 76) MS formation takeof, three at a time of F-80's. 77) Low angle GC two F-80's immediately after takeoff, flying directly overhead. 78) CU technician, standing near drawing, demonstrating centrifugal force. 79) Several CU's of technicians. 80) Several animation scenes of the operation of a jet engine. 81) MCU an F-84 taxiing. 82) CU the Douglas D-558-1 aircraft taxiing on ramp. 83) MS the takeoff. (This record was made on August 29, 1947 when it made the speed record of 640 mph). 84) MS RV of the takeoff of Northrop XB-35 flying wing. 85) CU nose section of F-84. 86) MS the XFD-1 Navy Phantom. 87) MS the Phantom taking off from an aircraft carrier. 88) MS the landing of the Phantom of the carrier. 89) INT classroom scene at the General Electric manufacturing plant. 90) CU the instructors. 91) Several views of aeronautical oddities, (taken from USAF 15035), they are namely: the Venetian Blind plane taxiing in front of hangar, then collapsing; the Ornithopter, which is wings and tail section attached onto human being who runs on ground, jumps off ledge and crashes. (Inventor is William E. Blaine). Sky car, which is a body of an automobile with a post in the center with a revolving solid disc above, does not leave ground (Inventor was W.P. Kendree.) 92) CU Rocket Glider, a bicycle with approximately ten smoking rockets attached to the rear of the seat. Man jumps off and runs out of scene, bicyce explodes. 93) CU book heading NEWTON states "that wherever there is an action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". 94) Demonstration of this is a lawn sprikler showing the spinning of the arms, showing that the same reaction is accomplished in the air as in a vacuum. 95) Demonstration is given on animation of jet aircraft explaining the reaction of the thrust. 96) Animation of a jet engine. 97) Animation gives demonstration of the operation of the jet engine. 98) MS takeoff of an F-84. 99) Aerial 3/4 RV of an F-84 in flight. 100) CU INT General Electric factory showing the manufacturing of jet engines. 101) Several views of the interior of the factory. 102) Animation of the map of the United States, giving locations of various factories which manufacture the jet engine. 103) INT the Lockland plant. 104) CU men who represent each phase of the manufacturing. 105) MS take off of an XF-91. 106) MS take off of an XF-91. 107) MS fly-by to the right of an F-86D. 108) MS ASV the B-51 flying to the right. 109) MS 3/4 FV stationary F-86. 110) High angle shot of an F-86 in flight, landing gears are down. 111) MS landing of an f-86. 112) MS CU low angle of a B-45 in flight, aircraft banks to the right. 114) MS take off of a B-36 to the left. 115) Short clip of an F-86 taxiing out of frame to the right. 116) MS the bomb load lying under the fuselage of the aircraft. Crew members walk toward the fuselage, carrying rockets. 117) MS formation take off of two F-86's. 118) CU INT cockpit, as hand operates stick. 119) CU the installing of bombs onto bomb rack. 120) MS take off of an F-86. (Very dark scene). 121) Animation of jet engine firing. 122) Fade-in of two other designs of jet engines -- comparison is given with the first and the last models. 123) MS sign, GENERAL ELECTRIC LOCKLAND PLANT. 124) INT three men in a conference, conference is headed by Dr. Moss. (Sound track states he died in 1946, one year after receiving the Collier Tropy, Aviation's highest award). 125) MS the Collier Trophy, technician is placing the picture of Dr. Moss under same. (He received the Collier Trophy in 1945.) 126) MS INT factory scene. 127) INT of aircraft, flight stewardess waiting on travelers. 128) CU of gauge which records the MPH. 129) INT commercial aircraft, stewardness bringing tray to one of the travelers. 130) INT of factory showing technician experimenting with the atom. 131) CU executive at desk. 132) MS the Convair factory. 133) High angle shot of the Convair factory. 134) Several INT scenes of laboratory work on future aircraft. 135) MS technicians conducting research. 136) Technicians designing aircraft. 137) ASV F-80 flying to the left. 138) INT factory showing the mass production of aircraft. 139) Several views of factory scenes. (Narration gives the comparison in the span of ten years.) 140) MS take off to the left of the XF-102. 141) MS take off of a B-45. 142) MS B-47 immediately after take off. 143) MCU take off of X-123A, jet powered model. (The jet engines are installed in pairs in pods, similar to those fitted on the outboard positions of the B-36D.) Note: Initial flight of XC-123A April 21, 1951. 144) CU F-86 taxiing. 145) MS RV immediately after take off of the XF-91. 146) MS SV the F9F-2 take off to the left. 147) MS the take off of the XS-4 to the left. 148) MS RV the XS-4 immediately after take off. 149) CU SV the XF-7U Cutlass, Navy aircraft. 150) ACU SV of the XS-4 flying to the left. 151) ACU SV of the XF-90 flying to the right, flies under photo ship. 152) CU low angle of the XF-89 flying to the left. 153) Low angle direct vertical shot 3/4 RV of B-45 in flight. 154) MS low angle 3/4 FV of a B-47 in flight. 155) High angle shot SV of a B-36 in flight to the left. 156) MS low angle of a B-47 immediately after take off. 157) MS B-47 immediately after take off to the right. 158) LS B-47 in flight. A General Electric Picture Produced by Norman Wright Production, Inc. Hollywood Technical Supervision by the Aircraft Gas Turbine Division. Good (Basic: Dup. Neg., S.T. & Comp. Prt)

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

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Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities