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 JUAN DE LA CIERVA & AUTOGYRO LANDS ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN - 1930S
Spanish aeronautics engineer Juan de la Cierva circa 1930. Cierva's Autogyro lands on the White House lawn.

Date: 1930 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:43:00, No Audio

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 AUTOGYRO AT WHITE HOUSE - 1930S
The Autogyro (prototype of the helicopter) takes off from the White House grounds circa 1930.

Date: 1930 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:10:00, No Audio

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 FLIGHT SIMULATOR & AUTOGYRO - 1929
In San Antonio, pilots train in aircraft flight simulators. In Pennsylvania, Juan de la Cierva lands his autogyro, an early helicopter circa 1929.

Date: 1929 - COLOR
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:01:09:00, No Audio

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 HERBERT HOOVER HONORS AUTOGYRO - 1930S
President Herbert Hoover: "On behalf of the National Aeronautic Association, it gives me great pleasure to present to you and your associates the [?] trophy for your development and demonstration of the practical ability of the Autogyro."

Date: 1930 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Film: 16P
Length: 00:00:20:00, With Audio

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 STUNT PILOT AL WILSON KILLED IN CRASH - 1932
Al Wilson poses at a Cleveland, Ohio air show then takes to the air. Tragedy strikes when his 1910 biplane runs into a new autogiro plane flown by Johny Miller as both come in for a landing. Miller and a passenger are not badly hurt by Al Wilson is killed in the crash.

Date: 1932 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:51:00, No Audio

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 INVENTIONS AND FASHIONS OF 1934
Inventions of 1934 include an autogyro test run over Washington D.C., a flying bicycle that didn't fly and a talking robot. In the world of fashion hairstyles showed off the nape of the neck and elaborate curls, a milliner made models out of her clients' heads and fur coats were popular for both the ladies and the men.

Date: 1934 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:02:13:00, With Audio

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 WINGLESS PLANE - 1933
A wingless plane (gyroplane) in London gives an astonishing demonstration as it can rise and descend vertically and hover low enough to permit its pilot to hand packages to someone on the ground.

Date: 1933 - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP
Length: 00:00:43:00, No Audio

SD: $49 - Web (320): $39