1931--Woman tries to fly like bird--outtakes

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Helen Alberti, woman inventor, attempts to show how we will all fly someday. Alberti, with flapping wings, tries to fly and explaining her theories. Various scenes of students attempting to use the wings either from jumping off a 30-foot tower structure or by running to "take off." Attempts are unsuccessful. Commentary provided by the cameraman. Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. See more of our collection at: https://digital.library.sc.edu/departments/mirc/

Complete Record: Helen Alberti, woman inventor, attempts to show how we will all fly someday. Alberti, with flapping wings, tries to fly and explaining her theories. Various scenes of students attempting to use the wings either from jumping off a 30-foot tower structure or by running to "take off." Attempts are unsuccessful. Commentary provided by the cameraman. Copyright University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. See more of our collection at: https://digital.library.sc.edu/departments/mirc/

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these wings are made by an old gentleman but of the name of the Sanders living at the out sellers home in Concord New Hampshire as I have it with duck and they open up and the screw down take big firm how do you like being like an angel that's so bad like I'm back to me oh yeah yes right Aven now bend over from the waist relax relax your head now hit the base of the spine come up strong forward with the chest back forward to the chest relax come on back that's right forward hit the business sign that's right forward relax the head hit from the solar plexus and trunk and the chest Robert get from the base was fun those are the two dynamic senses the solar plexus and the base of the spine get the wind dreads Betty right out on the outside the whole thing that's it that's right that's right spread them out the full length this one isn't out this one is not at all now spread your wings spread your wings are there now drop head forward but do it excellent work where'd you land spread the whole wing up in order to prove these laws mr. Powell will now attempt to shock the earth light from the treetops now go do it down steady on brother all right well you just start this one please bring over the strap that's it that's it not put down in there all right in here that's the way that's fine [Applause] the laws by which these wings are manipulated are the old lost allows a freak cosmic motion which I have rediscovered out is my strong conviction that by utilizing these inner universal forces we should all be able to fly like the birds and I am now starting a school to train the children to develop these powers while they are young now mats come over and put this envy in here and get back and scrape it up that's right not too tight not too tight go ahead that's a tight though okay fine no you wait till the wind catches [Applause] all right boys all right but now she's in the way perfect ground loop well she's off again where - no one knows mimmo can you get some eggs for me [Applause] sawed-off shotguns will be an order of many of these contraptions cloud the sky she can't seem to raise she's gone oh no there she's out she's down again Adolphe Matt's star pupil now has the wings on and is demonstrating just how the ancient Greeks used the cosmic laws in their attempts to fly low ceiling he can't seem to get very high well there'll be other days he's still trying you can't keep a good man down all one needs is a pair of these wings a small package of birdseed and a few feathers and you're off maybe maybe a tri-motor would go good here go eating I don't want him to be that peach the guys I could be strong headbands maybes out of yes hold on let's go and still another pupil he seems to be bucking strong headwind maybe he's out of gas who knows he almost get off that he's off that'll happen this daddy he's off again here we come I wonder if he'll make it up big old and down no there he goes he's up top areas [Music]


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