This color film “Space in the 70s” was produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It’s broken into seven segments. This is a look forward to the 1970s, as at 23:25, it mentions testing that will take place in 1971. Aeronautics (:50-3:52). The footage is a rapid mix of various planes taking off and landing, pilots, the terminals with people, control towers, and airports. Short Haul Aircraft (3:53). Short haul aircraft is defined as speeds to 575 mph and a 1,000 mile range (3:55-4:25). VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft shown are a Ryan X-13 Vertijet Experimental Air Force aircraft (4:29-4:39), LTV XC-142 (4:40-4:50), and Bell X-14 (4:54-5:08). Experimental aircraft shown are an XC-142 and an XV-3 in action (5:09-5:35). Quiet Engine Research (6:04). NASA analyzes current noise levels (6:07-6:34). An EECO 858A Tie Code Generator/Reader is shown (6:35). Researchers experiment with modifying the air inlet with a diaphragm (6:42-7:04). Safety (7:08). Aircraft tire braking is studied on various forms of wet runways, using a C-141 (7:09-7:49). The results are applied to highway construction (7:50-8:08). NASA developed a collision warning device that uses a xenon light (8:24-9:02). Full-scale wind tunnels are at NASA Ames and Langley Research Centers (10:17-10:27). Large wings create a trailing vortex; a hazard to small planes. Shown is a Boeing 747 (10:28-10:52). NASA used a C-47 and smoke from the tower, with footage shown of these otherwise invisible air patterns (10:54-11:53). Another turbulence study used a C-5A (11:59-12:44). NASA studied adverse landing conditions (12:55-13:09), including the lift spoiler on a Princeton landing research project (13:10-13:35). Flight Research (13:38). The Ames Center researches human factors concerning the instruments. The film shows many of the plane’s various instrument panels (13:45-14:28). Another factor is pilot disorientation. Shown again is various instruments used for landing (14:29-15:15). Simulators are used for research in this area (15:17-16:26) and for handling turbulence in a thunderstorm (16:27-16:59). A Six Degrees of Freedom flight simulator and a Bell X14 twin jet VTOL aircraft operate as an integrated simulator team, with no danger to the pilot (17:01-17:37). The Ames Advanced Aircraft Simulator is shown (17:37-18:04). An airborne simulator can simulate may different jet aircraft (18:08-18:38). Toward the Supersonic (18:54). A prototype is shown (18:59-19:10). These prototypes are given the full range of NASA transonic research (19:13-19:36). An F-14 and F-111 are tested in a transonic tunnel (19:37-20:01). The tail of a C-5A is tested to destruction (20:03-20:09). A B-52 gust control spoiler are effective (20:09-20:22). Shown are the XB-70 (20:24) and the YF-12 Blackbird (20:36-21:34). At Edwards Flight Research Center, an F-8 tests the supercritical wing (21:34-21:57). A graphic is shown of the airfoil of wings (22:16-23:08). An F-8 gets the supercritical wing added, with tests scheduled for 1971 (23:11-23:23). The X-15 is a rocket-powered aircraft (23:29-23:50). Space Shuttle Research (23:52). The space shuttle designs began in early 1970 (23:53-24:11). A B-52 and a HL-10 wingless aircraft simulate the space shuttle for research, including release of the HL-10 and its landing (24:13-26:41).

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