6.9
The History of the Helicopter (1952)
January 1, 195220mEN
6.0
1 votes
Overview
Following the birth of the helicopter, from the imagination of Leonardo da Vinci through the advent of helicopter technology in the early 1952.
Director
Sarah ErulkarTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Shell Film Unit
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CinemaSerf
6.0Beginning with some early artistic impressions - trying to copy bird and bugs, some of the early illustrations of human attempts at flight look precarious to say the least. Not being able to emulate these creatures, flying became the thing of the devil - evil and malevolent. Luckily, science was not to be held back for ever, and when scientists in Paris were shown the effects of two rotor blades being rotated - generating lift, then the concept of the "aerial carriage" was born. Along the way this entertaining documentary illustrates some of the dafter contraptions that were tried out with som…
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