RAE Research
Colour, with commentary, documents the research & development work of the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE)
Mainly military aircraft and weapon systems. Circa 1980s.
00:01:10 00:01:40 Aircraft taking-off down runway, c/u wheel on runway, POV looking down runway, programme titles
00:01:40 00:02:06 Aerial shot of RAE Farnborough, test ranges at Bedford, Aberporth, Scotland, and Larkhill
00:02:06 00:02:24 Various military aircraft in flight
00:02:24 00:02:30 RAF helicopter in flight
00:02:30 00:02:37 surface-to-air, air-to-air, and air-to-surface weaponry, Lynx helicopter firing missile.
00:02:37 00:03:07 RAE test aircraft in flight, pilot POV landing
00:03:07 00:03:54 thatched cottage, space research, satellite technology and imagery
00:03:55 00:04:06 aerial shot of RAE Farnborough
00:04:06 00:06:13 windtunnel model, aerodynamics research, various windtunnels & scientists, 5-meter windtunnel, A300 model
00:06:13 00:06:20 A300 Airbus in flight
00:06:20 00:06:25 Harrier `ski-jump` trials
00:06:25 00:06:58 helicopter in-flight, aerodynamics research, various aircraft and aircraft models
00:06:59 00:07:19 Gnat aircraft gathering terrain data
00:07:20 00:08:43 Hunter aircraft, fly-by-wire technology, take-off, engineers
00:08:43 00:09:26 Pilot in flight simulator
00:09:27 00:10:20 ACT (active control), Jaguar test rig, aircraft in flight
00:10:20 00:10:43 Gazelle helicopter, pilot POV, ergonomics in-cockpit, fish-eye lense view of pilot movement
00:10:43 00:11:21 research on pilot / cockpit environment & effect on performance, e.g. vibration research
00:11:21 00:12:00 research into cockpit displays, simulator
00:12:01 00:12:31 aerial shot, Cobbit Hill radio station, advance communication
00:12:31 00:13:30 test aircraft in flight, in-cockpit, navigation trials, recording data
00:13:30 00:13:38 tracking radars, Aberporth
00:13:38 00:13:48 data analysis
00:13:48 00:14:19 Nimrod in flight, sonar techniques for submarine detection
00:14:19 00:15:05 research sea vessel, the Col. Templar at sea testing of sonic devices
00:15:05 00:15:57 Hunter test aircraft, pilots boarding, electro-optics for hi-speed, low-level flight, aircraft in flight, FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared)
00:15:57 00:16:28 RAE Sea King helicopter flying laboratory, FLIR
00:16:28 00:17:08 project team at big conference table
00:17:08 00:17:32 aircraft firing a missile, various weapon firings, bombing a tank
00:17:32 00:17:44 weapons research, missile homing heads and guidance systemsj
00:17:44 00:17:59 fitting cluster bombs to aircraft
00:17:59 00:19:06 target acquisition, combat simulator
00:19:06 00:19:26 aerial view of Aberporth ranges used for weapons trials
00:19:26 00:19:42 unmanned aircraft `Jindivik` & Stiletto supersonic target
00:19:42 00:20:05 Jindivik, various weapons launching trials, data processing
00:20:05 00:20:38 aerial view of RAE Frue airfield, weapons trials, missile launching
00:20:38 00:21:20 aerial view of RAE Larkhill, weapons trials using tanks, bomb dropping
00:21:20 00:21:45 scientists and engineers conferring, working at computers
00:21:45 00:22:07 various shots of bombings, missile lauches, explosions
00:22:07 00:22:19 fighter aircraft taking-off
00:22:19 00:23:10 various missiles & weaponry, RAF fighter jet with weapons loaded
00:23:10 00:23:30 windtunnel model fitted with weaponry
00:23:30 00:23:46 fighter aircraft flying hi-speed, low-level, pilot POV
00:23:46 00:24:07 scientists in laboratory, carbon fibre
00:24:07 00:24:34 materials development for use in aircraft manufacture
00:24:34 00:24:49 fighter aircraft in-flight, hi-speed, low-level flight, POV
00:24:49 00:25:06 scientists & engineers in laboratory
00:25:06 00:25:25 war zone, battle area, tanks, missiles
00:25:25 00:26:15 radar warning system, radar simulation facility
00:26:15 00:26:32 fighter aircraft in-flight, hi-speed, low-level flight, POV
00:26:32 00:26:55 Head-up display (HUD), target acquisition, flight simulator
00:26:55 00:27:36 aircraft in-flight, fire-and-forget, hitting tank, night attack, Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
00:27:36 00:27:52 low-level flight across rural terrain, daytime, pilot POV
00:27:52 00:27:59 aerial shot exterior of windtunnel facility, windtunnel model
00:28:00 00:28:31 various shots or research facilities, simulators, windtunnel, aerial shot of RAE
FULL SYNOPSIS
00:01:40 00:02:06 Aerial shot of RAE Farnborough, test ranges at Bedford, Aberporth, Scotland, and Larkhill
00:02:06 00:02:24 Various military aircraft in flight
00:02:24 00:02:30 RAF helicopter in flight
00:02:30 00:02:37 surface-to-air, air-to-air, and air-to-surface weaponry, Lynx helicopter firing missile.
00:02:37 00:03:07 RAE test aircraft in flight, pilot POV landing
00:03:07 00:03:54 thatched cottage, space research, satellite technology and imagery
00:03:55 00:04:06 aerial shot of RAE Farnborough
00:04:06 00:06:13 windtunnel model, aerodynamics research, various windtunnels & scientists, 5-meter windtunnel, A300 model
00:06:13 00:06:20 A300 Airbus in flight
00:06:20 00:06:25 Harrier `ski-jump` trials
00:06:25 00:06:58 helicopter in-flight, aerodynamics research, various aircraft and aircraft models
00:06:59 00:07:19 Gnat aircraft gathering terrain data
00:07:20 00:08:43 Hunter aircraft, fly-by-wire technology, take-off, engineers
00:08:43 00:09:26 Pilot in flight simulator
00:09:27 00:10:20 ACT (active control), Jaguar test rig, aircraft in flight
00:10:20 00:10:43 Gazelle helicopter, pilot POV, ergonomics in-cockpit, fish-eye lense view of pilot movement
00:10:43 00:11:21 research on pilot / cockpit environment & effect on performance, e.g. vibration research
00:11:21 00:12:00 research into cockpit displays, simulator
00:12:01 00:12:31 aerial shot, Cobbit Hill radio station, advance communication
00:12:31 00:13:30 test aircraft in flight, in-cockpit, navigation trials, recording data
00:13:30 00:13:38 tracking radars, Aberporth
00:13:38 00:13:48 data analysis
00:13:48 00:14:19 Nimrod in flight, sonar techniques for submarine detection
00:14:19 00:15:05 research sea vessel, the Col. Templar at sea testing of sonic devices
00:15:05 00:15:57 Hunter test aircraft, pilots boarding, electro-optics for hi-speed, low-level flight, aircraft in flight, FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared)
00:15:57 00:16:28 RAE Sea King helicopter flying laboratory, FLIR
00:16:28 00:17:08 project team at big conference table
00:17:08 00:17:32 aircraft firing a missile, various weapon firings, bombing a tank
00:17:32 00:17:44 weapons research, missile homing heads and guidance systemsj
00:17:44 00:17:59 fitting cluster bombs to aircraft
00:17:59 00:19:06 target acquisition, combat simulator
00:19:06 00:19:26 aerial view of Aberporth ranges used for weapons trials
00:19:26 00:19:42 unmanned aircraft `Jindivik` & Stiletto supersonic target
00:19:42 00:20:05 Jindivik, various weapons launching trials, data processing
00:20:05 00:20:38 aerial view of RAE Frue airfield, weapons trials, missile launching
00:20:38 00:21:20 aerial view of RAE Larkhill, weapons trials using tanks, bomb dropping
00:21:20 00:21:45 scientists and engineers conferring, working at computers
00:21:45 00:22:07 various shots of bombings, missile lauches, explosions
00:22:07 00:22:19 fighter aircraft taking-off
00:22:19 00:23:10 various missiles & weaponry, RAF fighter jet with weapons loaded
00:23:10 00:23:30 windtunnel model fitted with weaponry
00:23:30 00:23:46 fighter aircraft flying hi-speed, low-level, pilot POV
00:23:46 00:24:07 scientists in laboratory, carbon fibre
00:24:07 00:24:34 materials development for use in aircraft manufacture
00:24:34 00:24:49 fighter aircraft in-flight, hi-speed, low-level flight, POV
00:24:49 00:25:06 scientists & engineers in laboratory
00:25:06 00:25:25 war zone, battle area, tanks, missiles
00:25:25 00:26:15 radar warning system, radar simulation facility
00:26:15 00:26:32 fighter aircraft in-flight, hi-speed, low-level flight, POV
00:26:32 00:26:55 Head-up display (HUD), target acquisition, flight simulator
00:26:55 00:27:36 aircraft in-flight, fire-and-forget, hitting tank, night attack, Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
00:27:36 00:27:52 low-level flight across rural terrain, daytime, pilot POV
00:27:52 00:27:59 aerial shot exterior of windtunnel facility, windtunnel model
00:28:00 00:28:31 various shots or research facilities, simulators, windtunnel, aerial shot of RAE