Airscrew / the British Ministry of Information presents.

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Date
1940
Main contributor
Tharp, Grahame, 1912-
Summary
This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the bite of the propeller moves it through the air and how the pitch determines the size of the bite. A trip through an airplane factory shows the manufacture of a satisfactory alloy. The rest of the process is painstaking hand work interspersed with dozens of careful inspections. The operation of the variable pitch mechanism and its use in taking off and cruising is shown. Then the propeller is assembled the complete job is tested for balance.
Contributors
Tharp, Grahame, 1912-; Elton, Arthur, 1906-1973; Great Britain. Ministry of Information; Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Publisher
Ministry of Information
Genres
Sponsored films.; Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.
Subjects
Propellers, Aerial; Design and construction
Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Physical Description
1 film reel (21 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm
Notes
Additional credits for production companies taken from BFI website.
DVD copy available.

Creation/Production Credits

Direction, Grahame Tharp ; production, Arthur Elton ; photography, Sidney Beadle ; diagrams, Francis Rodker ; location sound, Norman Leevers ; production companies, Shell Film Unit, Petroleum Films Bureau.

Statement of Responsibility

the British Ministry of Information presents.
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7818243; OCLC: ocn904619667; OCLC: 904619667

Access Restrictions

This item is accessible by: the public.