Army Succeeds In Sensational Tests Of Plane Parachute

Clip: 341467_1_1

Year Shot: 1932 (Actual Year)

Audio: No

Video: B/W

Tape Master: 1507

Original Film: 004-019-02

HD: N/A

Location: DAYTON, OHIO

Timecode: 00:10:23 - 00:11:28

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Blurry - dull in contrast imagery The newly-designed safety device, spreading 5,000 square feet of silken cloth, drops from the air with a 2,500-pound load, proving its feasibility as a method of bringing passenger cabins to earth. Developed by Major E. L. Hoffman, the 'chute will be made to lower a compartment with 10 persons at a safe rate of speed. One of the greatest advances in modern aviation.