UFA-Dabei 931/1974 28.05.1974

01 Bonn: 25 years Federal Republic of Germany Bonn marketplace. Many people. Music band. Bundestag from the inside. Gustav Heinemann speaks, o-ton: "there are good and bad constitutions, decisive, extent to which a Constitution has prevailed in the consciousness of the citizens: the basic law is still not paper text." It has entered its value determinations, in its governance, in our way of thinking. It is the first German Constitution, which has found the approval of the far majority of our people." Helga Wex, Rainer Barzel, Hans Apel, Georg Leber, Egon Bahr, Jahn, Willy Brandt on the side. "Members of the Parliamentary Council", under other Carlo Schmid. Old archival footage. Band playing on the market square of Bonn. Air balloon decoration. Gustav Heinemann and wife Hilda Heinemann among people in the crowd. Chapel of the Bundeswehr. Helmut Schmidt on the stairs of the Bonn City Hall. Pulls the empty bags from the mantle. Bonner marketplace in evening lighting.

02. Braunschweig: DFVLR Braunschweig (German research - und Versuchsanstalt für Luft - und Raumfahrt) two pilots of the fighter. Go pilots. Start the machine. Test pilot Mr. Meyer at the wheel of the machine. Cockpit. Mr Meyer, o-ton: "of today flying aircraft elevator is operated by the control column by pulling - as I'm about to show it. The system examined by us, it is through such a movement that is just out of hand, - the aileron is operated by turning the Handwheel, and in the new system by such a move. The rudder can with be actuated in this unit by turning, so far this had to be done by moving the feet. We say, you can fly the aircraft by laying on of hands." Demonstration of controlling. Modern electronics in the cockpit. A mobile Flight Simulator. Technical facilities. Large wind tunnel. Plastic polyester resin impregnated glass fibers in tape form. ZL shots of a glider in the flutter exercises.

03. Shuttleworth: Old British aircraft breakdown from El Mundo 607 / 3 - same section. Various old Museum aircraft large, close, and in the air. Two-seat fighters with Rolls Royce engine.

04. Paris / Brussels: The Stiltwalkers breakdown from El Mundo 608 / 4 - same section. Two men on stilts in the vicinity of the Arc de Triomphe. Police stop traffic. Stiltwalkers take a rest break. Walking on stilts. Supply car follows the two men. Stiltwalkers competition.

25 years Federal Republic of Germany camera: Luppa, Rühe DFVLR Brunswick camera: Brandes, Seib old British aircraft (Shuttleworth) origin: COI of Stelzengänger origin: Belgavox at the beginning and end of total length

This policy: Bonn anniversary celebration of pathos and pageantry were not in demand. The Bonner folk festival celebrated the Jubilee anniversary: 25 years of basic law and federal capital. The temporary measure had proved to be permanent. Federal President Heinemann said why: "there are good and bad constitutions, decisive, extent to which a Constitution has prevailed in the consciousness of the citizens. The basic law is still not paper text. It is entered, its value determinations in its governance in our thinking. It is the first German Constitution, which has found the approval of the far majority of our people."
Guatav Heinemann "Fathers of the Constitution", the members of the Parliamentary Council, which had formulated the basic law in 9-monatiger work honored at a reception.
The SPD politician Carlo Schmid moved at that time as astute debates speakers in the political spotlight. The already 73 year old Konrad Adenauer single-mindedly built his political career, he crowned the first German Chancellor in the autumn of 1949 with the election democratic politics could develop new after a long period of dictatorship. The Konrad Adenauer's political objectives given the development of the young Republic in the first 14 years.
The Bonner birthday party showed it: satisfaction with the achieved doubts and criticism of the new order in the background has pushed in 25 years.
"Labour force, motivation and reason have achieved much in these 25 years", so the new German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt as he knows to avoid overly greedy birthday wishes of the Federal citizen put it signaled Helmut Schmidt from the balcony of the Bonn City Hall. This flying technique: more safety when flying control by "Laying on of hands" - one of the main tasks, which has adapted to the German research - und Versuchsanstalt für Luft - und Raumfahrt is currently tested an entirely new control system at Braunschweig Research Centre.
Test pilot, Mr. Meyer: "of today flying aircraft elevator is operated by the control column by pulling - as I'm about to show it. At. It is through such a movement that is just out of hand, the system examined by us - the aileron is operated by turning the Handwheel, and in the new system by such a move. The rudder can with be actuated in this unit by turning, so far this had to happen, say, you can fly the aircraft by laying on of hands by moving the feet."
Modern electronics allows the new control system. It replaces the usual control cables and control rods, which are - remained susceptible to interference particularly in turbulence or strong temperature fluctuations.
In Braunschweig, the Centre of the Research Institute, here and in the connected institutions in various cities of the Federal Republic of more than 3,500 scientists and technicians employed. A mobile flugsimulator practical testing developed electronic display devices in Braunschweig, to test their research belongs to the variety of technical equipment that allows scientists to immediately in practice.
In a large wind tunnel aircraft models undergo flow, pressure, and force the necessary. Always larger, faster aircraft require new materials which can withstand extreme loads. The scientists of the Department "Aircraft" developed a polyester resin impregnated glass fiber plastic, which has all the characteristics of modern aircraft materials: he's special light, unusually strong and elastic, because the technician wanted to know whether her material also flying works, they built a glider with the pilot group of the Brunswick University and sent it to flutter exercises in the air. Slow motion shots proved the resilience of the material of this sport: "flying boxes" in use when once in a year, the flying machines of the past then leave their place in the Museum of Shuttieworth are also blanched Jet pilots sentimental. That one day their rounds and some flight captain who commanded a jumbo otherwise, carefully restored veterans is happy, when he one the old-fashioned bird into the air may help pull about an stillgegelegten field aerodrome – E.g. This two-seat war fighter aircraft designed by the type of Bristol, his first combat missions flying in March 1917 with his still-intact Rolls Royce engine.
Also a German machine belongs to the archived pieces of loot from the 1st World War. With a Flügelepanne of nearly 15 metres, the Scout was one of the largest war fighter.
As the only reproduction, an Avro triplane competes with the original models. He was for the film "Those magnificent men in their flying machines" delivered built according to the design drawings. The triplane belongs to the public attractions at the annual meeting of the British aviation enthusiasts.

: On stilts to Brussels In the inflated gasoline prices original forms of tourism, their comeback. That hike-added his chance today in Europe. Two young Frenchmen showed this week, how to land and can conquer people walking from the top. in 10 days, they were the route from Paris to Brussels on their 1.30 metre raised stilts back.
A car with spare parts and an ambulance followed an unnecessary precaution as soon turned the tourism pioneers. Finally, the two Frenchmen for the 500-kilometer route had trained two years.
In the town of Namur, the local folklore group honored the transit travellers to stilts gang type, with great effort, but lower can than the long haul - specialists in Paris.
On their last day - stage to Brussels the European walkers learned their stilts a further advantage know: they guarantee also in ground fog free vision.

Date of Release:

28.05.1974

Year of Production:

1974

Camera Work:

Brandes, Klaus; Luppa; Rühe, Bernd Michael; Seib, Gerhard

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Belgavox; COI

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German