BRITAIN'S NEW AIRCRAFT : Farnborough 1950 [Main Title]

A record of the aircraft on show at Farnborough, 1950, demonstrating "once again" that Britain "excels in the field of aviation".

Opening general shots of visitors from many nations admiring the ground display (exhibits include a Meteor surrounded by its possible armament options) are followed by film of the flight demonstrations. Two single-engined light transports (Prestwick Pioneer II, Auster Aiglet); Bristol Brabazon; Blackburn Universal four-engined transport; experimental anti-submarine Short SB-3; De Havilland Heron; two versions of the Vickers Viscount - the experimental twin-jet 'Tay' Viscount and the production 4-turboprop '700'; De Havilland Comet; a demonstration of in-flight refuelling (Meteor from Lincoln); anti-submarine +Blackburn YB-1; Westland Wyvern TF-2 naval fighter; Avro 'Ashton' high-altitude research jet; Avro 7078; +Hawker P 1081; +Vickers 535 (experimental high-speed jets); the +Meteor 8 and the +Canberra production model. (Aircraft marked '+' are shown with their test pilots, respectively Peter Lawrence, Squadron Leader T S Wade, Mike Lithgow, Squadron Leader Janusz Zurakowski and Wing Commander Roland Beamont).

35mm