Another great 16mm reel from my collection, this one is an edition of the NASA Aeronautics and Space Report that shows come cool computer analysis of solar observations and an experimental supersonic wing design. As always I transferred this film with my own Telecine and corrected color to taste. Enjoy!
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15 thoughts on “Solar observers and supercritical wing 1971”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars RussB257 says:

    Might just be me but the narration sounds like Bill Curtis

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Pica-Delphon Michael-Scheel says:

    Nice Quick little 6 min Video…

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars joedatuknow says:

    Thank you Fran

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GS Texas Rider says:

    Cool video Fran!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Douglas Johnson says:

    I don't think that wing will be useful at all!  
    Sorry. I guess I'm just being super critical.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brian Climbs says:

    So it could send data down at about 15800 baud, or in other words, slightly faster than a fax. That's pretty good for 1971 considering that 10 years later a lot of the commodore 64 modems people used were still running at 300 baud.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tentoes says:

    Memories of films at school!

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeffrey Barton says:

    It seems like the Supercritical wing design isn't used much now.

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Craig Pennington says:

    Cool stuff Fran. Keep em coming. Love these old films. You do a fantastic job with this material.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars AmphibiousOne says:

    Good Stuff Fran. Do you actually do the transfers or is this stock?

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott Thomas says:

    We saw some of these NASA films in school, but where were they originally aired? PBS?

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hola! BooBaddyBig says:

    Wow, those old color displays have SEVERAL pixels!

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nicholas Toland says:

    I feel like people took into consideration the presence and effect so much more in the past but I never any consideration of its effect with regards to global warming… only carbon dioxide, methane etc

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Luminous Fractal says:

    Its 'a' national space agency, or the national space agency of the united states..not "the national space agency" 🤦merica

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Christopher Neufelt says:

    AT FRAN: Back in the 70s they had also some digitally controlled (i.e. the x, y axis were arranged by a two digital potentiometers) CRT-Displays with Hexagonal Pixels. IDo you have any video of those? They were researched that time from NASA but I haven't find any image or video from them. P.S. Thanks for the content.

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