Early Flying Machines
Archive footage of funny early flying machines.
00:20 - George Spratt's turntable wing plane, Coatesville Pennsylvania, successful flight.
01:19 - D.T. Granville's tail first plane, Springfield Massachusetts, successful flight.
02:11 - Jonathan Caldwell's 'The Gray Goose' (wind mill) plane, Orangeburg New York, fails to fly.
02:53 - Barrel plane, Milan Italy. Successful flight.
03:45 - C.L. Snyder's 'The Flying Wing' test, South Bend, Indiana. Successful flight.
04:33 - I.C. Popper's 'Spindle Airship', wingless plane, New York. Explanation.
05:38 - 'Potato Bug', Lawrence Kansas, flight successful.
06:30 - 'The Flying Umbrella', Glenview Illinois, flight successful.
07:11 - 'Tailless plane', Glendale California, flight successful.
07:50 - Vinzenz Chalupsky's model plane, Cickovice, Czechoslovakia.
08:14 - 'Self-flying plane', Glendale California, successful flight, aerial footage.
09:05 - Bauer's 'Aero-bike', unsuccessful flight.
09:32 - 'Lecon de rouge', Paris France, successful test flight.
10:13 - Willard E. Blain's flight failure, jumping off bridge in bird suit.
11:31 - W.P. Kindree's 'Sky Car' helicopter, Detroit, flight failure.
13:26 - Jack Cohen's 'Rocket Glider' bicycle flight failure, Van Nuys California.
FULL SYNOPSIS
01:19 - D.T. Granville's tail first plane, Springfield Massachusetts, successful flight.
02:11 - Jonathan Caldwell's 'The Gray Goose' (wind mill) plane, Orangeburg New York, fails to fly.
02:53 - Barrel plane, Milan Italy. Successful flight.
03:45 - C.L. Snyder's 'The Flying Wing' test, South Bend, Indiana. Successful flight.
04:33 - I.C. Popper's 'Spindle Airship', wingless plane, New York. Explanation.
05:38 - 'Potato Bug', Lawrence Kansas, flight successful.
06:30 - 'The Flying Umbrella', Glenview Illinois, flight successful.
07:11 - 'Tailless plane', Glendale California, flight successful.
07:50 - Vinzenz Chalupsky's model plane, Cickovice, Czechoslovakia.
08:14 - 'Self-flying plane', Glendale California, successful flight, aerial footage.
09:05 - Bauer's 'Aero-bike', unsuccessful flight.
09:32 - 'Lecon de rouge', Paris France, successful test flight.
10:13 - Willard E. Blain's flight failure, jumping off bridge in bird suit.
11:31 - W.P. Kindree's 'Sky Car' helicopter, Detroit, flight failure.
13:26 - Jack Cohen's 'Rocket Glider' bicycle flight failure, Van Nuys California.