Films On Demand is our web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group...
+ read more
Home / Education / Search / A Daring Flight
Reviews:
"This NOVA presentation shows in fascinating detail how [Bleriot's] bizarre machines slowly took the shape of a modern airplane . . . A delightful, well-made film, this is recommended for all audiences..." -- Library Journal
A Daring Flight
Price: $39.95
Format: DVD » Add to Cart » Request Preview Access Catalogue Number: WG0278DV ISBN number: 1-593752-54-7 Producer: WGBH Subject: Science Language: ENGLISH Grade Level: 9 - Post Secondary Country of Origin: U.S. Copyright Year: 2005 Running Time: 60 Rights: PPR On the foggy morning of July 25, 1909, French aviator Louis Bleriot took off from the coast of France in his fragile, underpowered Model XI monoplane. About 37 minutes later, Bleriot landed on the white cliffs of Dover, England, pulling off the first long-distance flight over water and the first crossing of a national boundary. His courageous feat created a sensation as big as the first Apollo moon landing. Although immortalized by his cross-Channel flight, Bleriot's early struggles as a pioneering designer and test pilot were nearly as remarkable. Surviving nearly a dozen crashes, he improvised his way into the air, defying his critics, including his own mother who declared, "Louis has gone completely mad." A Daring Flight captures the thrilling formative years of flight, when the French were mad about airplanes and tried everything to fly. It is also a story of present-day flying dreams, as Louis Bleriot's grandson decides to recreate his grandfather's epic flight in a nearly identical-now antique-aircraft, with touching and inspiring results. Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired. |
Reviews:
"This NOVA presentation shows in fascinating detail how [Bleriot's] bizarre machines slowly took the shape of a modern airplane . . . A delightful, well-made film, this is recommended for all audiences..." -- Library Journal
