What do Airplanes do for Us? - 1960

Film from the archives of Mr. Nick Spark. VERY RARE and cool period piece, featuring lots of nice clips in 9 minutes; 1st gen B-707s, PBY Catalina, Cessna 310, Ryan X-13, X-15, Piasecki H-21, Bell 47G, DC-6s, Connies, etc! Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos! / classicairlinerfilms

[@rafaelfleitas5038]

That's why I fell in love with airplanes since I was a Kid. Sadly though, by the time I wanted to be a pilot I could not make it, because I had to have 20-20 vision. that was along time ago, yet I tried my best at being a passenger in many airplanes, including the Concorde's last flight from Paris to Caracas.

[@Sim737Pilot]

I guess taxi clearance was optional back then ;-)

[@B1970T]

Yeah, that was funny. Also, his buddy must have been handling the throttles and mixtures since one hand was on the stick and the other on the starter. That’s not how I start a C310. Maybe it was done differently in 1960. Lol!
I used to be a controller, and we sure came a massively long way from dressing like that at work, though I sometimes, very much wish we did.

[@mcdonnell220]

Narrator's voice dubbed by Vic Perrin, "Mr. Outer Limits".

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Nice, early, 1960s footage of commercial, military and general aviation aircraft. Thanks for sharing! Somehow that just didn't sound like a Lockheed C-121D, Super Constellation taking off at 5:33.

[@caseinnitratjr6861]

In Planes we Trust.

[@alphafoxtrot787]

This should be pinned

[@alfazeta8]

Is faster life a better one? I am not too sure

[@brucesumter4327]

the old planes in history

[@willamisbezerra1292]

Belíssimo Vídeo

[@danielferia7955]

Very cool