Windmill Plane Test (1926)

Location of events unknown, no title card. Film or parts of it may be flopped. Various shots of a Cierva C8L Mk II autogiro helicopter (or ’windmill plane’) in flight. Panning shot follows the helicopter as it comes into land. M/S of the helicopter on the run way, the propellers still whirring, a crowd of men walk towards it to greet the pilots. Various shots of the pilots, including Juan de la Cierva, leaning out of the cockpit to shake hands with the crowd. L/S of the two pilots sitting on top of the stationary helicopter, they address a crowd gathered around. Various shots of the helicopter and the crowd. C/U of one of the pilots standing beside the nose propeller of the helicopter. Note: see also record for story of same name in G 1305. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT Bri