DO 31 Vertical Transport Plane
DO 31 Vertical Transport Plane
Clip: 425837_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1760
Original Film: 040-033-04
HD: N/A
Location: Munich, Germany
Timecode: 00:03:43 - 00:04:21
"The world's first vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft is tested near Munich, Germany. It can also make hovering turns in mid-air. It's seen as a boon to jet-jammed airports because it needs no runway space. TLS - German Dornier Do 31 VTOL military transport parked on tarmac. Wide MS - Engineers below one of two main Bristol Pegasus jet engines warming up. Panning MS - Rolls Royce VTOL thrust engines. Great LS - Do 31taking off vertically from runway. MS - German newsreel cameraman filming event with Arri 16mm film cam on tripod, another man looking through binoculars. TLS - Do 31 performing a hovering turn.