Air News - Shoreham Aka Home Made Gyrocopter Is Big Success (1959)

Title reads: “Air News“. Home made gyrocopter is big success at Shoreham, Sussex. Panning shot Wing Commander Kenneth Wallis and daughter Vicky driving onto Shoreham Airport with the gyrocopter in tow. Vicky gets out and unhooks the gyrocopter. C/U Vicky unhooking gyrocopter. C/U gyrocopter being prepared for flight. C/U engine, a 72 horse power, four cylinder, 2 stroke. C/U Wallis putting on flying helmet. L/S Wallis turning rotor-blade over to start the engine. C/U Wallis climbing into the seat and strapping himself in. Various shots gyrocopter running along the ground, taking off, in flight and landing. Gyrocopters looks like small helicopter. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,