Plane 'Chute
Plane 'Chute
Clip: 425448_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1766
Original Film: 040-092-03
HD: N/A
Location: AIRPORT
Timecode: -
A huge parachute floats a disabled light plane to earth without damage in the first demonstration of its kind. Future use is seen for large airliners, disabled in flight. Three technicians adjust a parachute device on a plane while in its' hanger. Workers push the plane from its' hanger. Close-up of the pilot. The plane takes off on a runway. While in the air, the plane's wings fall off, and a parachute opens. The body of the plane glides downward. The pilot emerges from a grove of trees.