Aircraft At Work. Transport In Australia Ep 3.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1966. Directed by Donald Crombie. An educational film detailing the general types of aircraft in use in Australia and the types of uses they have in the aviation industry. Including an introductory history of aviation in Australia it is an ideal introduction to aviation for young people, the film stresses the importance of the use of aircraft in commerce and agriculture.
Fabulous footage of the early jet age in Oz! Thanks for the upload!
those were the days my friend
Fascinating. Like most people, I've heard of Qantas, but I didn't know what it stood for. The Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Serivice, Qantas! :)
I was two or three when this was made. Planes were rapidly changing from decade to decade until then. By 1970 we had the Concorde . I thought that by 1980 we would be flying to work and that by 2000, we’d live in space or under the sea. But in 2020, airliners look pretty much exactly as they did in 1966, they fly no faster, aren’t much bigger, and the service on them is, if anything, worse. But they are definitely cheaper to fly on.
Its amazing, that in 1966 aircraft were able to fly, given so many things were changed in those days. Currency, Metrics, Politics - you name it, it was different. So, how were they able to keep those heavy machines up there ?
14:49 Paul would be well retired by now.Wonder how his aviation career went.?
The Cessna VH-DIR is still flying and now owned by someone in Wangaratta Victoria.
He would probably be retired by now! And that plane must be old too! Probably just a little older then me :)
Cars, fashion, buildings, many many things have changed since 1966, but I'm always surprised that the Boeing 727 airliner seen in the TAA livery in this footage at 0:17 is essentially the same shape and configuration as modern airliners. I know the operating and safety systems have developed, and the Concorde was an exception, but the nose, cockpit, fuselage, wings, engine mounts, and tail are all virtually unchanged in fifty years. That’s odd in such a high tech field. The footage also seems to indicate the same could be said for light planes.
TAA = Trans Australian Airlines, Federal Government owned since it commenced just after WWII in 1946, re-named Australian Airlines in 1986 before being sold to Qantas in 1992 and eventually becoming Qantas Domestic. Until then, Qantas was only international. History repeats.
TAA’s only domestic competitor, thanks to the Government’s “Two Airline Policy”, was Ansett Airways. The duopoly produced airfares relatively five times more expensive than today’s domestic airfares and well out of reach for most Australians, even for the Sydney/Melbourne route.
Are you sure ? I thought TAA does stand for "Try Another Airline"...
16:25 thank god for improved engine emissions technology
Happy Centenary QANTAS
Oh yes, TAA - Try Another Airline 😉
16:10 Ah, the Boeing 707 Diesel ...
What a ridiculous warning to aborigines at the beginning.
why?
All the aborigines I know watch TV. Some shows even have dead people. They think the warning is ridiculous too.
This is a standard warning broadcast when there is footage of aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Many from these cultures do not want to see images of the dead. It is always important to make oneself aware of local customs before commenting.
@@NoTaboos About time you let them live to enter the modern world