Movie

Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Released: October 4, 1945 (1945)

Runtime: 10 minutes

Genres: Documentary

In this documentary short film from the U.S. Navy, a naval flight instructor demonstrates to a pair of cadet pilot trainees the proper means of maintaining stable flight without danger of stalling. He explains the principles of lift versus weight, and how the angle of attack determines the speed and attitude necessary to avoid stalling.