V.C.10 Safety Tests 1962

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Weybridge.

In a hangar at Weybridge the final safety tests are made on the V.C.10. The main body is tested for strain and pressure. The control system and cockpit being checked. Ailerons Spoilers and moving tailplane working. Main under-carriage being tested, shock absorbers. CU. The four...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
86821
Sort Number:
UN 3635 C
Time in/Out:
01:29:34:00 / 01:37:33:00
Canister:
UN 3635 C
Film ID:
3054.16
Issue Date:
1962

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