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Video Parts (9 across 2 reels)

This clip is Reel 2, Part 6 of a 9-part film. Watch from the beginning

AVROCAR MODEL WIND TUNNEL TESTS Reel 2 · Part 6

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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Collection

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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TRT
3:41