Avrocar Continuation Test Program and Terrain Test Program
- Date
- 1960-06 to 1961-06 (catalog coverage)
- Location
- not stated
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Release
- National Archives (NARA)
- Type
- video
Summary
Catalog film item on Avrocar continuation and terrain testing. The catalog describes flight demonstrations of the saucer-shaped Avrocar with new transition control, operating from ground cushion to in-flight over unprepared terrain and ditches. Digitized file: 1199 s video, audio present (mean -26.4 dB); keyframes show a worker under the disc, gray terrain, and a domed disc.
Note
Media file described from catalog text, file metadata and three keyframes only; not transcribed.