 | Modern France, the Land and It's People 1950 The culture and industry of France in the 1950's.Footage from this subject is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com |
 | Tour de France: Phil Liggett interview Thurs 5th July 2007 Phil Liggett was at the opening of the Graham Watson photo exhibit at County Hall, on Thursday 5th May, two days before the start of the Tour de France prologue in London FROM: http://www.quickrelease.tv MADE POSSIBLE BY: http://www.ultimatepursuits.co.uk |
 | Best Tour de France footage ever filmed? GET 9 MINUTES OF THIS VID: http://tinyurl.com/yrf278 Here are some 'rushes' from the IMAX movie with the production name of 'Brainpower' but which morphed into 'Wired to Win' when it was released to IMAX cinemas last year. The YouTube footage is just a couple of minutes, there's nine minutes on the Quickrelease.tv podcast site, on iTunes at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=252244643 The extensive reshooting of scenes was to accommodate the removal of Tyler Hamilton from the movie. At the time he was embroiled in a drugs hearing, which he later lost. The rushes footage contains movie editing timecodes and an original score. 'Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France' is available to watch in a small number of IMAX cinemas worldwide. The stunning Tour de France scenes were shot at the 2003 Tour de France. This was the year that, despite a cracked clavicle, Tyler Hamilton came fourth. It's not a film about the Tour itself, it's an exploration of how the brain works, and specifically, how the brain deals with pain, stress, and tactics. The film's director, Bayley Silleck, said: "We chose the Tour de France to show how the human brain works because behind every great athlete is a great mind." And these great minds are also great at blocking pain. Tyler Hamilton was always going to be the featured rider but when he broke his collarbone in a pile-up on the first stage, the movie-makers thought they would have to pack-up and go home. Hamilton decided to ride on; the bulky IMAX cameras continued to roll. "The movie is about the human brain, but we chose the Tour as a backdrop because it has all the elements," said Silleck "It's about the human mind, those intangible things we call willpower. How athletes make the difference between success and failure." Sillick believed he got some of the best-ever film footage of the Tour, thanks to the four IMAX cameras, one of which was remote-controlled and suspended from a helicopter. In a movie press release from July 7th 2003, the film is said to explore "the extraordinary processes of the human brain by following world-class, professional cyclist, Tyler Hamilton as he trains and participates in the Tour de France." Fast forward to February 24th 2004 and Hamilton wasn't mentioned in a new press release. Instead, Brain Power -- now late -- becomes the "dramatic story of pro-cyclists dealing with the stresses, dangers, and conflicts of the Tour de France." The film no longer has one central character: "Brain Power will follow several Tour riders as they cope with pain in the high Alps, experience a "fight-or-flight" situation on a steep downhill switchback, struggle to maintain mental focus and wage a constant mental war between extreme exhaustion and their motivation to reach the finish line in Paris." The riders featured were Baden Cooke and Jimmy Caspar of the Francaise de Jeux. Caspar also crashed at the 2003 Tour de France. ]http://www.wiredtowinthemovie.com |
 | Vietnam, la première guerre (2sur2) La première guerre d'Indochine a commencé. De la plaine des Joncs à la Région tonkinoise, la résistance s'organise. Sur le terrain, le corps expéditionnaire français découvre l'adversaire avec fascination. 1950 : l'Indochine s'inscrit dans la guerre froide. A voir sur http://www.vodeo.tv/5-30-2224-vietnam-la-premiere-guerre-2-2.html?PARTID=264 |
 | Flight To New York 1950s An airplane trip to New York City in the 1950's in a TWA Constellation. Footage from this film is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com |
 | Flying aboard the Lockheed Constellation part 1 An interesting look at Connie flight operations, particularly the intensive maintenance required. Confidence inspiring? Judge for yourself |
 | Super Constellation Flight with Authur Godfrey part 1 Part of an Authur Godfrey special sponsored by Eastern Airlines called Flying with Authur Godfrey |
 | Forgotten Aircraft - Lockheed Constitution The Lockheed R6V Constitution was a large, propeller-driven, double-decker transport aircraft developed in the 1940s by Lockheed as a long-range, high capacity transport and airliner for the U.S. Navy and Pan American Airways. (The Constitutions were identified as R6O until 1950.) Only two of the planes were ever built, both prototypes. Although these two planes went into service with the Navy, the Constitution design ultimately proved underpowered and too large for practical airline use at the time. The Constitution remains the largest fixed-wing aircraft type ever operated by the U.S. Navy. The Lockheed Constitution began life in 1942 as a joint study by the U.S. Navy, PanAm, and Lockheed. The design requirements, initially designated Lockheed Model 89, called for a large transport aircraft to improve upon the Navy's fleet of flying boats. PanAm was involved in the study because such an aircraft had potential use as a commercial airliner. This transport would carry 17,500 pounds of cargo 5,000 miles at a cruising altitude of 25,000 feet and a speed greater than 250 mph. The aircraft would be fully pressurized and large enough so that most major components could be accessed and possibly repaired in flight. For instance, tunnels led through the thick wings to all four engines.) The aircraft was designed by a team of engineers led by Willis Hawkins and W.A. Pulver of Lockheed and Commander E. L. Simpson, Jr. of the Navy. The name Constitution was given to the project by Lockheed president Robert E. Gross. The Constitution design had a "double bubble" fuselage, the cross section of which was a "figure eight". This unorthodox design utilized the structural advantages of a cylinder for cabin pressurization, without the wasted space that would result from a single large cylinder of the same volume. The original contract from the Bureau of Aeronautics called for 50 Constitutions for a total price tag of $111,250,000. However, on VJ Day, the contract was scaled back to $27,000,000 for only two aircraft. The first Constitution, BuNo 85163, was built in the summer of 1946 at the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California. Because of the aircraft's large size—the tail towered 50 feet—Lockheed had to build a special hangar for final assembly. The $1,250,000 hangar, Lockheed-California's Building 309, measured 408 feet long, 302 feet wide, and the equivalent of six stories tall. The footprint of the hangar covered four acres. The R6O made its first flight on November 9, 1946. Joe Towle and Tony LeVier flew the plane on a leisurely course to Muroc Air Force Base. Once there, the plane underwent a carefully documented test program. At this time, electronic data recording technology was not well developed, so instrument readings were recorded by a movie camera pointed at the instrument panel. The first Constitution made a nonstop flight from Moffett Field to NAS Patuxent River on July 25, 1948. The pilot for the flight was Commander William Collins (USN) and the copilot was Roy Wimmer, Lockheed engineering test pilot. Four days later, the ship was formally christened by Mrs. John L. Sullivan, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, at Washington National Airport. The R6O tested JATO takeoffs with six rockets mounted on the rear of the fuselage. At full gross weight, the rockets shortened the takeoff run by 24%. Ship No. 1 was delivered to Navy Transport Squadron VR-44, based at NAS Alameda, on February 2, 1949. Both it and its sister ship, Ship No. 2 (which followed six months later), flew the route between California and Hawaii. The second Constitution, BuNo 85164, first flew on June 9, 1948. This aircraft, like its predecessor, had a double-deck configuration. The second aircraft, however, had an upper deck fully furnished as a luxury passenger transport, with accommodations for 92 passengers and 12 crew. The second Constitution, like its predecessor, also made a nonstop transcontinental flight. On February 3, 1949, the aircraft flew its 16 crew and 74 members of the press from Moffett Field to Washington National Airport. At the time, this was the largest number of people flown across the United States in a single flight. In the early 1950s, Ship No. 2 made a Navy recruiting tour of 19 cities. The side of the fuselage proudly advertised "YOUR NAVY—AIR AND SEA." Some 546,000 toured the plane's interior. General characteristics Crew: 12 Capacity: 168 passengers Length: 156 ft 1 in (47.6 m) Wingspan: 189 ft 1 in (57.6 m) Height: 50 ft 4.5 in (15.4 m) Wing area: 3,610 ft² (335.4 m²) Empty weight: 113,780 lb (51,610 kg) Loaded weight: 160,000 lb (72,600 kg) Max takeoff weight: 184,000 lb (83,460 kg) Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engine, 3,000 hp (2,240 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 303 mph at 25,000 ft (490 km/h at 7,600 m) Cruise speed: 260 mph (418 km/h) Range: 5,390 mi (8,670 km) Service ceiling: 28,600 ft (8,700 m) Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (210 m/min) |
 | Nine Glories of Paris - 1920s A tour of Paris in the 1920s by Burton Holmes. Paris, Arch de Triumph with cars streaming towards it, tomb of the unknown soldier, Champs-Elysse from above, Ave de Grande Armee, Montmartre, Eifel Tower, Place de la Concorde, traffic, Tuileries, fountain, people strolling, Arch of the Carousel. Footage from this film is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com |
 | Super Constellation Flight with Authur Godfrey part 2 From the special Flying with Authur Godfrey sponsered by Eastern Airlines to build public confidence in commercial air travel. Authur flies the Connie on one engine! |
| Oceanfrontier Hideaway | |
| Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport | |
| The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa | |
| Coral Beach Club |
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