Vertical Flight Soon? (1923)

Item title reads - Vertical flight soon? M. Pescarra succeeds in putting up new record in his weird and wonderful helicopter. Paris, France. L/S of a helicopter with lots of propellors and a metal frame. M/S of M. Pescarra sat in it, he is wearing a crash helmet. L/S as the propellors all spin at once and it sets off forward. Various shots as it takes off and hovers precariously above the ground for a while then lands nose first. 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 LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage ca