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1997. Part of: Paul B. MacCready Papers ca. 1930-2002. Series 7: Audio-Visual material; Subseries 3: Videos and Audio; Box 19, Folder 5 Created by SC Johnson Wax, NASM Smithsonian. Francis Thompson, Inc, Production. Produced and directed by Bayley Silleck and Francis Thompson. Written by Bayley Silleck. Filmed for Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Brief history on the evolution of flight from insects to modern day planes. Features the Quetzalcoatl Northropi by MacCready and his team (near beginning and near end of film).
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