Cinemagazine items: Concrete track: a new technique ensuring that rails do not move. The helicopter that flies upside down: its secret is a new rotor head made from titanium. Blind calculation: an electronic calculator for the blind reveals the figures in a series of audible pops and bleeps. Fire extinguisher system for cars: a harmless extinguishing gas is released into all compartments of the car.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006394
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Helicopters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Construction
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Fire extinguishers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)