# NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE 1970s VTOL / VSTOL SPACE SHUTTLE 45234

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…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/45234NASASpaceInThe70sAeronautics)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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