Summary: Opens with scenes of a glider landing, with the narration, "Some gliders are capable of carrying a load greater than their own weight. Nearly all this load is supported by the wings." Two men build a spar (inboard section), piece by piece, in jigs.
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Collection Citation:
Pratt, Read Corporation Records, 1839-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.