Aircraft; Jellyfish of the sky

Canada, 1988

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Episode of Series “The Nature of things”.
Aircraft traces the history, sociology and technology of aircraft from the first flight of the Wright Brothers in 1903, the “barnstorming” era, the coming of the first airlines, the transformation of combat in two world wars to highly computerised airlines and jet-fighters. “Jellyfish of the sky” also known as balloons and airships, were the first flying machines. In 1783, the first hot air balloon was flown. Two weeks later, the hydrogen balloon took to the air. This program explains the importance of these events.

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Credits

producer/director

Richard Longley

production company

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

01:10:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1988

Appears in

The Nature of things

Group of items

The Nature of things

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324347

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Balloons

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airships

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Balloons

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Balloons

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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