British Pathe film of first human-powered flight

[dellzeqq]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/nov/09/50-years-human-powered-flight

If you can survive the fifteen second commercial, here's a lovely little film that will brighten anybody's day.

 

[Spinney]

The article refers to 'cycling in the air'..!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

it was still the 50's in the early 60's wasn't it?

I expect to see Andy in one of those flying bicycles quite soon, he's already got the fuselage.

 

[Arch]

Lovely.

People don't wear enough duffelcoats these days.

The music is hilarious, like a Carry On soundtrack.

 

[rich p]

Nice idea but it'll never take off

 

[Pottsy]

Chain looked a bit slack...

 

[Fab Foodie]

Lovely.

People don't wear enough duffelcoats these days.

The music is hilarious, like a Carry On soundtrack.

And boys with proper haircuts.

 

[Arch]

I loved the pilot's outfit - I'm getting some of those wrinkly socks!

And the baggy shorts.

I also loved his highly ergonomic, scientifically designed warmup programme.

When you think that people do whole degrees in Sports Science these days, he's just hopping up and down on the spot in a cardigan to stop himself freezing!

 

[byegad]

Excellent.

 

[Fnaar]

Top stuff.

Makes me want to get a duffel coat.

 

[Arch]

We were having a silly conversation at work the other day, inspired by some unusual job applicant names, and came up by accident with the surname Dufflegoat. Double-barrel it with any surname, and it's an excellent comedy character name!

Nice to see in the film that one of the students was a girl. I wonder how many of a team that size would be girls today? Possibly only one, still!

 

[Archie_tect]

Fantastic- thanks Dell.

 

[pubrunner]

http://www.guardian....-powered-flight

If you can survive the fifteen second commercial, here's a lovely little film that will brighten anybody's day.

Ta ! Dell !

That was brilliant !

 

[Paulus]

I love all those 1950's/60's Pathe films. The lady at the end of this film had some glorious frames on her glasses.

 

[Fnaar]

Nice to see in the film that one of the students was a girl. I wonder how many of a team that size would be girls today? Possibly only one, still!

In Part 2, she makes the tea and serves the biscuits