https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/204c0730-6761-4d74-adc5-7bba926214cc Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com Dating to 1950, this film "Airplanes and How They Fly" was directed at an elementary school audience. It describes the mechanics of how airplanes fly and are controlled. It explains the principles of lift and thrust, the role of different types of engines (propeller, jet, and turboprop), and how control surfaces like rudders, elevators, and ailerons help pilots maneuver the aircraft. It also touches on the importance of airplanes in modern transportation and their continuous technological advancements. • 0:22-0:34: A large B-47 Stratojet airplane prepares for takeoff, with the crew feeling tense and anxious. • 0:39-0:47: The control tower clears the plane for takeoff. • 0:55-1:10: A B-29 bomber on the tarmac. A Westland Dragonfly helicopter and an F-86 Sabrejet are shown. Various types of airplanes are mentioned, from propeller-driven bombers to helicopters and jet-powered planes. • 1:18-1:29: A Cessna 140 takes off. A B-36 bomber sits on the runway. Airplanes range in size from small private planes to large ones that can fly over 8 miles high. • 1:32-1:41: Passenger planes such as this TWA Lockheed Constellation can travel to distant places in a few hours. • 1:44-2:13: Explanation of how airplanes fly, focusing on the shape of the wings creating lift. • 2:24-2:50: Animation: the propeller's role in pulling the plane forward and creating lift. • 2:54-3:08: The faster the plane moves, the greater the lift. • 3:11-3:35: Jet planes create thrust by expelling hot gases, which pushes the plane forward. • 4:00-4:09: Some planes have both jet engines and propellers, known as turboprop planes. • 4:12-4:22: As the plane gathers speed, it lifts off the ground when lift exceeds gravity. • 4:36-4:57: Cessna 140 is shown. Control surfaces on the tail and wings help the plane dive, climb, and turn. • 5:00-5:09: The rudder steers the plane left or right. • 5:13-5:19: Elevators control the plane's ascent and descent. • 5:22-5:38: Ailerons tip the plane to either side. • 5:41-5:54: The pilot uses controls in the cockpit to move these surfaces. • 5:57-6:06: Some planes use a stick instead of a wheel for control. • 6:09-6:25: How the controls affect the plane in flight. • 6:30-6:54: Turning the plane involves using both the rudder and ailerons. • 7:04-7:17: Large airplanes have the same controls as small planes but with special machinery to assist the pilot. • 7:20-7:39: B-36 Peacemaker bomber. The plane's engines are started and checked before flight. • 7:42-8:02: The plane moves to the runway, with propellers on the back of the wings pushing it forward. • 8:04-8:23: The plane takes off, with its engines at full power. • 8:33-8:46: F-86 Sabre take off. Reflecting on the speed and size of airplanes. • 8:54-9:07: The lifting power of wings allows planes to rise into the air. • 9:10-9:26: Control surfaces enable planes to maneuver. • 9:29-9:40: The pilot controls the plane from the cockpit. • 9:43-9:49: Airplanes provide fast, safe transportation worldwide. • 9:51-10:10: Airplanes are constantly being improved for better performance. Douglas A-26 Invader takes off. • 10:13-10:16: Future airplanes will be faster, better, and safer. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXX0k-m9FU Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:17:29 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/204c0730-6761-4d74-adc5-7bba926214cc All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.