Video Parts (9 across 2 reels)
This clip is Reel 1, Part 1 of a 9-part film.
AVROCAR MODEL WIND TUNNEL TESTS Reel 1 · Part 1
Description
Summary: Coverage of wind tunnel tests of model Avrocar ground-effects vehicle. Film shows model placed on edge in wind tunnel during test with angle of attack being varied by rotation of the holding fixture, demonstrating the behavior of air currents flowing over the model in different positions. Reel 1 contains footage taken from directly above model; Reel 2 is footage taken from side. Fair
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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations
Series
Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities
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Date
1958
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