Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1

Overview

In this government documentary short film for the U.S. Navy, pilot trainees are instructed in the basics of take-off preparation, including the plane captain's inspection and the checklists of notations from prior flights of the same aircraft. Instructor Lt. Taylor gives one trainee a lesson in the aerodynamics of wing construction and how airflow creates lift on the wings when the engine propels it through the air.

Directed by Robert Taylor

Top cast

Robert Taylor

Lt. Taylor

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