Title:THE PREPARATION AND LAUNCH OF RTV1e (BEAM RIDER) [Main Title]
Film Number:DEA 78
Other titles:COLLECTION OF FILMS FROM DERA ABERPORTH [Allocated Title]
Summary: Edited film footage detailing the preparation and launch of RTV1e beam rider (a missile guided by an electronic beam - RTV stands for Rocket Test Vehicle).
Description: All aspects of the process are shown, from the delivery of the missile on a flatbed truck through the assembly and testing, to the launch itself, which is shown being filmed by special cameras. Film ends with an animated diagram showing the second-by-second progress of the flight, indicating amount of displacement of the missile from the beam.
Alternative Title:COLLECTION OF FILMS FROM DERA ABERPORTH [Allocated Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:DEA 78
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1946-1975
Production Date:1954
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Royal Aircraft Establishment (Production sponsor)
