Airscrew / the British Ministry of Information presents.
- Date
1940
- Main contributor
Tharp, Grahame, 1912-
- Summary
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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.