Composite Aircraft Ready For Test Flight Aka Rochester (1937)

Title reads: “Rochester“. Kent. New invention, Mayo composite aircraft ready for test flight. The Short Mayo Twin Machine: the upper half is a seaplane that will take off from the water on the back of the lower flying boat. Various shots of large seaplane floating on sea, a smaller aeroplane is riding piggy back on the larger plane. Combined power of both planes’ engines mean extra weight can be carried in terms of passengers and cargo. It is hoped eventually the two planes will be able to separate in mid-air. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Britis