News in Brief: France, Flying Toothpick.
News in Brief: France, Flying Toothpick.
Clip: 352241_1_1
Year Shot: 1952
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1568
Original Film: 025-409-05
HD: N/A
Location: France
Timecode: 00:09:35 - 00:10:11
News in Brief: France, Flying Toothpick. Radical new plane design flight-tested near Paris. Broad wing flaps retract after take-off, leaving unorthodox 'toothpick' wings for high-speed flight. VS experimental small airplane on ground. Wing flaps extend. Small plane takes off. Air to air shot of the aircraft flying with a very slim wing (the large flaps have now retracted). Shot of plane doing a stunt (half of a roll is seen).