“ CONCORDE — THE EARTHSHRINKER ” 1972 CONCORDE SUPERSONIC AIRLINER PROMOTIONAL FILM XD97785

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @periscopefilm   Join us on Patreon. Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This film titled “Concorde - The Earthshrinker” is s promotional film, produced by the London Television Service, for the Concorde Supersonic Airliner from 1972. Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The film begins with showing footage from early aviation history, and then promotes the Concorde’s revolutionary ability to ‘shrink the Earth’ with new, fast, and comfortable traveling across the entire globe. De Havilland biplane RAE-O141 flying (00:08). B&W footage from the early 1900s of early aviation inventions (00:16). Passengers flying in a de Havilland DH.66 Hercules passenger aircraft (00:32). Short Empire S23 Capella flying boat with passengers aboard (00:47). Possibly a Douglas DC-4 American four-engined airliner (01:04). The de Havilland DH.106 Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner (01:11). Boeing 747-47C aircraft taking off (01:18). The Concorde supersonic airliner (01:38). Main title (01:46). A layout of runways, probably Heathrow Airport, and a Concorde taxiing (02:09). The aircraft speeds up on the runway (02:30) and takes off (02:38). Views of the pilots in the cockpit (02:54). In flight (03:00). Earlier airplane designs which helped construct the Concorde (05:32), including the Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 British supersonic research aircraft (05:47). The aerodynamic wings of the FD2 are explained (06:04). A Saab 35 Draken Swedish fighter-interceptor (06:17). Handley Page HP.115 experimental delta wing aircraft (06:28). The Concorde supersonic airliner flying (06:42). Views of the pilots in the cockpit (06:52). Views of the aircraft flying (07:00). The wheels come down (07:05) and the aircraft lands on a runway (08:10). It reaches its parking position at the airport (08:28). Footage of a crowded airport (08:42). A BOAC 747 aircraft (08:52). Footage of a crowded airport (08:58). A taxi arrives at the airport (09:28). A passenger exits (09:35). He walks into the airport (09:56). He is checked-in (10:03). Passengers board their plane (10:15). The flight attendant makes an announcement (10:47). Passengers fasten their seatbelts (10:56). The Concorde aircraft takes off (11:04). A flight attendant serves refreshments (11:12). The aircraft flying (11:35). Animation of the journey from London, England to New York (11:54), from New York to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (12:00), from Los Angeles, California to Tokyo, Japan (12:07), from Paris, France to Sydney, Australia (12:21). Views of the passengers aboard the flying Concorde (12:54). A passenger adjusts the time on his wrist watch to the local time of the destination (13:11). The Concorde lands (13:23). Passengers retrieve their luggage inside the airport (13:32). A car exits the airport (13:58). Travelers walk through the airport (14:07). A man is interviewed about his travels at the airport (14:16). A second man is interviewed about his travels (15:26), a third (15:48) and a fourth man is also interviewed (16:18). Taxis, buses, and cars drive past the United Nations Secretariat Building in New York (17:25). Bruce M. Owen, UPI correspondent, speaks about the importance of traveling for diplomats (17:40). Pedestrians walk past the United Nations Secretariat Building (18:34). M. Owen continues (18:38). Pedestrians walking (18:55). Street sign for United Nations Plaza (19:02). M. Owen continues (19:04). Views of the manufacturing of a Concorde aircraft (19:08). A flying Concorde (20:14). A Concorde takes off (20:28). Boeing 747-47C aircraft (20:49). A Concorde lands (20:55). A flying Concorde (21:18). Professor of meteorology at the New York University, Richard Scorer, talks about weather considerations when flying (21:59). Airborne Concorde (22:36). Athens, Greece (22:43). A Concorde taxiing (22:49). Beirut, Lebanon (23:14). Bombay, India (23:31). Singapore (23:55). Tokyo, Japan (24:42). Sydney, Australia (25:04). FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) representative, Gordon Bennett, talks about the significance of the Concorde (25:30). A flying Concorde (26:03). Credits (27:18). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com