Title:ILLUSTRIOUS AND LIGHT FLEET CARRIER 1943. BEHAVIOUR IN A SEAWAY [Main Title]
Film Number:DEH 46
Other titles:SELECTION OF ADMIRALTY RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT TRIALS AND RECORD FILMS AND VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A narrated film produced by the Admiralty Experiment Works (AEW), Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, showing the testing of the Illustrious and Light Fleet carrier classes of aircraft carriers, using 1/50 scale models in a water tank to illustrate the respective behaviours of each class in different sea-going conditions. Both models are tested at speeds ranging from 10 to 30 knots, with the seas varying between still and very rough and the distance between the waves being up to 700 feet.
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Alternative Title:SELECTION OF ADMIRALTY RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT TRIALS AND RECORD FILMS AND VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
