AERO-G (PIGEONS UNDER ZERO G), WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO NOVEMBER 1959 Part 1

Description

Summary: Coverage of weightless flight tests to determine balance abilities of pigeons under weightless conditions. Film shows Col. Stapp and other men holding pigeons with bound wings, and turning them over during weightless flight; two men dropping cat during weightless flight and the cat attempting to land on its feet; a pigeon released in cabin of plane trying to fly while under zero gravity. Fair (Basic: Orig Anscochrome)

Collection

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

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities