Title:EXPERIMENTS IN LANDING AEROPLANES AND SEAPLANES FROM SHIP'S DECK [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 1167
Other titles:
Summary: Compilation film of various RAF methods of ship-launching aircraft developed in 1917 and 1918.
Description: I. The steam catapult trials carried out at the Armstrong Whitworth plant, Elswick, and later at the Experimental Aircraft Depot, Isle of Grain. A steam catapult fitted to HMS Slinger is used first to launch a dummy seaplane, then the Fairey F127, Admiralty Number 9, which takes off successfully launched by the catapult. II. Preliminary trials of a Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter fitted with skids taking off from a set of troughs at an aerodrome. Later the same machine is launched from troughs built into the deck of HMS Vindex, twice at different airspeeds. III. Trials of launching a Sopwith Pup from an experimental deck built on land at the Isle of Grain. The Pup has small running wheels fitted to the underside of its lower wings, and these fit into raised running rails, so that the fuselage and undercart of the aircraft is held clear of the ground. The Pup performs two successful launches from these rails.
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force (Production company)
London Photo Centre (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Slinger (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Vindex (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
Armstrong Whitworth (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - STR: Slinger (object name)
ships, British auxiliary - aircraft carrier, seaplane: Vindex (object name)
aircraft, British naval - R and D: Fairey F127 (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter & [R and D] (object name)
aircraft, British naval - combat: Sopwith Pup & [R and D] (object name)
31/3(41) (event)
12/3(261.2) (event)
Thames (River Estuary), England, UK (geography)
GB, England & Isle of Grain, Essex <Experimental Aircraft Factory> (geography)
Elswick, Northumberland, England, UK (geography)
Instruction (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 708 ft; Running time: 12 mins
