WRIGHT PLANE TRIAL RUN Part 1

Description

Summary: Scenes of the official trial of the Wright plane at Fort Myer, Virginia, demonstrating compliance with specifications in the presence of the Aeronautical Board, Signal Corps. 1) CU of the storage building for the Wright airplane at Fort Myer, Virginia. President Taft, in fg, is looking through the doors which are surrounded by naval and army officers and civilians. 2) Several scenes of President Taft in the crowd. 3) CU of Army personnel removing the doors from the building. 4) CU as the Wright aircraft is removed from storage building. 5) CU of the men removing the plane from the hangar. 6) PS of men moving the plane across to the launching site near the headquarters building at Fort Myer. 7) CU of Orville Wright preparing to board the plane with Lt. Frank P. Lahm. 8) CU of the crowd around the launching tower. 9) MS of soldiers pulling the weight up in the tower. 10) CU of the tower. 11) MLS of plane. 12) PS as the plane is launched. 13) PS of the airplane in flight over barracks and administration buildings. 14) PS of the crowd attending the event. 15) PS of the plane landing. 16) MCU of plane being readied for flight. 17) CU of Orville Wright standing near the cockpit of the aircraft. Good (Basic: Dup Neg)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities