Fritz Van Opel tests RAK.1, a rocket-propelled aircraft, in Frankfurt, Germany in 1929

Men carry aircraft down street / men examine raised rails / men slide gadget for carrying aircraft down rails / men slide aircraft RAK.1 down rails; man in white pants, jacket, and glasses is Fritz Van Opel, industrialist and inventor / Van Opel makes adjustments on aircraft / aircraft flies speeds down rails and crashes on ground twice / men huddle around aircraft / aircraft speeds down rails and takes off / Note: exact day not known; film has nitrate deterioration
Men carry aircraft down street / men examine raised rails / men slide gadget for carrying aircraft down rails / men slide aircraft RAK.1 down rails; man in white pants, jacket, and glasses is Fritz Van Opel, industrialist and inventor / Van Opel makes adjustments on aircraft / aircraft flies speeds down rails and crashes on ground twice / men huddle around aircraft / aircraft speeds down rails and takes off / Note: exact day not known; film has nitrate deterioration
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Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
1147988191
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
01 September, 1929
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:53:08
Location:
Frankfurt, Germany
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr003756_02_01.mov