AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTEX DEMONSTRATION [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTEX DEMONSTRATION [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: DED 201
  • Other titles: PORTON DOWN VIDEO COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Long shot of an open range: small civil aircraft flies over and discharges a plume of white smoke, which slowly disperses. Several further runs are shown from different angles. The smoke patterns illustrate the way that the aircraft's wake causes vortices in the air.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: PORTON DOWN VIDEO COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DED 201
  • Sound: Sound (part silent)
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  • Production Date: 1984-06-30
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic (Sony) Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 20; Running time: 10 mins
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