Classic airport and commercial airliner films collection following the early development of airports in America during the 1950s. Includes great footage of airports, passengers, airline operations, and small and large commercial aircraft.
Included Films:
The Airport
The Airport
Produced: 1948
Length: 10 Minutes
Airports have changed a lot over the course of half a century. The easy enjoyment of taking to the sky has changed tremendously for safety and technologys sake. The Airport shows the typical operation of an airport in the 1950s, unintentionally exploring all the differences of a post 9-11 world of security and extra precautions. All the jobs of the airport are shown, including the air traffic controller, the radar man, and even the pilot as he brings in a plane to land. This serves as a wonderful exploration of what it meant to work at an airport in the 1950s and as a source of aviation history.
Flying Businessman
Flying Businessman
Produced: 1953
Length: 13 Minutes
With world commerce an increasing and ever important tempo of business the businessman must be mobile and must be able to get to his destination quickly and efficiently. And in the 1950s there was nothing more efficient than the airplane. Flying Businessman, is designed to show the miracle of flight, and how it caters to the businessman specifically with lots of terrific shots of aircraft including some that would never catch on, like the Aero-car. When a businessman needs to reach a factory, a conference, or another office across the country the airplane is a comfortable, affordable means to get him there. Not only do businesses invest in their own private planes but, more and more businessmen are learning to fly themselves. The film includes lots of great shots of planes in flight, men receiving flying lessons and the 50s businessman in his element.
Airport America
Airport America
Produced: 1954
Length: 14 Minutes
The importance of small town America having an airport is expressed in Airport America with an optimistic eye towards the future as was common in the 1950s. Starting with a history of modern transportation, such as the car, it explains why the airplane is the car of tomorrow, and how every town should have one to manage the needs of tomorrow. While exploring an important part of aviation history we are also treated to a glimpse of middle town America with classic shots of rural areas and small towns spread across the country.
