BOEING VERTOL HELICOPTERS "VISION ACHIEVED" 1960s INDUSTRIAL FILM BOEING 44 PAN AM 23134

This late 1950s/early 1960s color advertising documentary about the progression of Boeing helicopters was produced by the Boeing Vertol Division. A Boeing 107 helicopter rises from the heliport atop the New York City Pan Am building. It lands at the airport (:26-1:00). A Boeing 44 helicopter lands on a rooftop (1:01-1:22). Seagulls gather along a shoreline and sandhill cranes take off in flight (1:23-1:53). Block prints of mythological flying creatures and paintings of angels are shown. A book with DiVinci on the cover is opened. A model of DiVinci’s mechanical glider and helix drawings are shown (1:54-2:45). Sketches of early aircraft ideas are shown, as are models of them. Vintage footing shows differently designed airplanes attempting to get off the ground in flight (2:46-5:14). Animation shows a 1939 discovery of how rotating blades attached to a man could lift him off the ground, followed by a model helicopter (5:15-5:51). 1940s footage shows a successful single rotor helicopter in flight, the PV-2, made by would become the Boeing Company (5:52-6:19). Animation shows an early helicopter design using two spinning blades. Boeing HRP-1 helicopters maneuver on an aircraft carrier. A Boeing HUP-1 rises from a carrier. An incoming plane slides of the deck and the helicopter is shown rescuing the pilot (6:20-8:54). Animation of a large helicopter is followed by 1955 footage of the Boeing H-16 (8:55-9:28). A Boeing H-21 fires at the ground below it. An exhaust trail loops behind it in the sky. Four rise at the same time (9:29-10:23). A hovering H-21 hoists up a German soldier. An H-21 carries cargo dangling below it. An H-21 lands on an oil rig (10:24-11:03). Animation is followed by footage of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook landing on an aircraft carrier, picking up cargo, and flying it elsewhere. Multiple sailors climb up multiple ladders to reach the hovering helicopter. A hummingbird is followed by the CH-47 making a water landing and taking off again (11:04-13:30). An experimental Vertol VZ-2 Model 76 is shown, followed by models of other futuristic helicopters (13:31-14:09).
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As a long term helicopter maintenance technician this film is totally fascinating, the history of rotary winged aircraft (helicopters and gyrocopters) was not really part of my training, that was mostly directed at fixed wing aircraft, so this is both interesting and informative, thanks for sharing, thumbs up 👍.
When you remember that the first practical helicopter was used during WWII and was really not that good, or safe, now 75 years later they are such an important part of both civilian and military aviation able to carry huge loads and quite large numbers of passengers or troops, not to forget internal loads, we have come an incredibly long way in such a short period of time. The best helicopter, in my opinion is the CH47 Chinook, having worked on and with them for well over a decade they are the complete helicopter, easy to maintain and keep flying, even with defects that would keep lesser aircraft on the ground, incredibly strong, huge payload, good range and even better with internal tanks fitted, not the fastest helicopter by any means, but fast enough to not leave it a sitting duck or taking so long to get anywhere you would be better of walking, and self defence weapons and dispensers (chaff and flare) that gave it a substantial chance of surviving enemy ground fire or Sam attack. Thanks Boeing for keeping me (happily) employed. I know some will disagree with my choice so let me know your choices and why, and maybe we could debate those choices. Tx again for sharing.