AIR FRANCE SUD AVIATION CARAVELLE PASSENGER JET AIRCRAFT PROMOTIONAL FILM 62014

This 1960 color film was produced by the Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema and directed by Jean-Jacques Languepin. A see-through model of the Sud Aviation Air France Caravelle jet airliner is shown. The two engines are uniquely located in the tail fuselage (1:08-1:35). A view of the cockpit instrument panel is shown (1:36-1:47). Behind a network of tubing is a turbine with blades cut as fine as diamonds, shown up close (1:48-2:02). More of the cockpit is shown (2:03-2:13). Stewardesses serve well-dressed passengers large trays of food and drinks from a rolling cart. The stewardess cuts the meat for a child and another hands out deserts (2:14-3:15). A steward turns on a tape recorder to play soothing music in the cabin. A stewardess hands out magazines, an elderly couple play cards on their tray tables, and a man smokes a cigarette while sharing a magazine with a woman (3:16-4:15). The ground through clouds is seen through the window (4:16-4:25). The Caravelle is shown flying (4:26-4:35). The camera takes artistic
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