The Airprop Cycle (1932)

Introductory intertitle reads: “Here’s a new one... drive your cycle by propeller. The inventor believes this method may beneficially be applied to prolong gliding.“ M/S of a bicycle with a large propellor attached to the back. Man depresses pedal on the bike to show how the propellor spins when the pedals are rotated. C/Us of the mechanism on the bike which attaches pedals to propellors. M/S of bike with propellor moving. L/S of the man cycling along a city street. The propellor spins at speed. Good M/Ss of him cycling along - probably filmed from a moving car. Several people stand and watch the display. “Not too difficult for Eve, either.“ M/S of a woman cycling along on the new contraption. Note: some track is missing on this neg - length of print has been used for ambient sound. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR
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