« Previous Next »

Taking Off - a Meridian News item

Technical Information

Catalogue No: M0645
Media Type: Video Tape
Topic: Head-Up Display [HUD]
Title: Taking Off - a Meridian News item
Company: Marconi Avionics
Division:
Supplier: BBC (broadcast)
Platform(s): Boeing 737 
Date: Unknown
Parameters:
Positive:
Yes 
Colour:
Yes 
Sound:
Yes 
Physical Format:
VHS video cassette 
Image Format:
PAL video (625-line)  
Duration:
112 seconds 
Version:
 
Reference:
 
Copies: 1
Location: Cupboard MB (Tapes) [Media Room]
Download Video: AS mp4 (9.75 MB)
Notes:

This item was captured on a participant's VHS recorder from the TV broadcast and, from the pencilled inscriptions on the cassette, that participant's offspring found the event noteworthy!

Captions & Credits:

0:00 Taking Off; Ian Maclaren
0:30 Martin Cooper; Project leader
0:56 Tony Bunn; Programme director
1:14 Ian Brimelow; Sales and marketing manager
1:32 Jonathan Flint; Managing Director

Container Inscriptions:

Dads 15 minutes of fame
3 mins
South East News Civil HUD
Dad's on the news on this tape

The Collection 

The Collection

The Collection include Displays, Air Data Computers, Inertial Navigation Units, Flight Controls & Instruments, Circuit Modules, Sticks & Throttles & a miscellany of Company memorabilia.

View The Collection

Document Archive 

Document Archive

This Archive contains documents in general associated with the history, products & activities of the Rochester site. It also holds items of general interest about the technologies used within the Company & the platforms the products were used on.

View Document Archive

Picture Archive 

Picture Archive

This archive contains the collection of Framed Pictures Negatives and 35mm Slides. There are too many Negatives and Slides to list at this stage.

View Picture Archive

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Newsletter 

Read Latest Newsletter