DER DIESELMOTOR [Main Title]

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  • Title: DER DIESELMOTOR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: GWY 1691
  • Other titles: THE DIESEL ENGINE [Translation]
  • Summary:
  • Description: Reels 1,3,4 and 5 of a detailed film describing the principles of the diesel. A comparison is first made between the fuel and cost efficiency of the petrol engine and of the diesel. Diagrams explain the principles of the diesel, and the film then looks in more detail at such aspects as fuel injection methods, electrical circuits etc.
  • Alternative Title: THE DIESEL ENGINE [Translation]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: GWY 1691
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-GERMAN Attribution: IWM – GWY 1691
  • Featured Period: 1919-1938
  • Production Date: 1935
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Production Details: Hans Ewald Filmgesellschaft (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords: equipment, German - propulsion: [diesel engine] (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: German Subtitle language: German
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 5 Footage: 1239 ft; Running time: 34 mins
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