Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

14 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1945

In this government documentary short film for the U.S. Navy, pilot trainees are instructed in the basics of take-off preparation, including the plane captain's inspection and the checklists of notations from prior flights of the same aircraft. Instructor Lt. Taylor gives one trainee a lesson in the aerodynamics of wing construction and how airflow creates lift on the wings when the engine propels it through the air.

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

14 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1945

Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
In this government documentary short film for the U.S. Navy, pilot trainees are instructed in the basics of take-off preparation, including the plane captain's inspection and the checklists of notations from prior flights of the same aircraft. Instructor Lt. Taylor gives one trainee a lesson in the aerodynamics of wing construction and how airflow creates lift on the wings when the engine propels it through the air.
Producers Wilding Picture Productions
Original title Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Directors Robert Taylor
Writers

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Lt. Taylor