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Inventor Demonstrates The Safety Value Of A Rubber Glider

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keywords: Aeronautics, Inflatable Rubber Glider, Aircraft Designer Taylor McDaniel, Pilot Joe Bergling

Synopsis: Government aviation experts watch successful demonstrations of an inflatable rubber glider designed by Taylor McDaniel where the pilot showcasing its major safety feature deliberately crashed the glider nose-first where it simply bounces with no harm coming to pilot or aircraft...(read more)

  • Date: 1931
  • Duration: 00:00:35
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Inventor Demonstrates The Safety Value Of A Rubber Glider

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Inventor Demonstrates The Safety Value Of A Rubber Glider

Government aviation experts in Washington D.C., watch successful tests of an odd wreck-proof aircraft . Inventor Taylor McDaniel, acts as ground crew for pilot Joe Bergling, who takes the machine into air and deliberately crashes it nose first. First bounce shows no injury to man or aircraft.