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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted July 30, 2014 09:35 AM

We have seen a picture of a stewardess loading a film into a projector but not a movie of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFCpz2pmf0&feature=related

Go to 04:00 and you will see how it was years ago.

Another video showing when film is showing:

http://streaming.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00070000/00070078.mp4.m3u8:

A good discussion made by aviation enthusiats about inflight movie system can also be read here:

http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5538420/1/#1:

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Osi Osgood
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posted July 30, 2014 11:41 AM

Wonderful footage Winbert!

I'll see if I can download this footage onto my removeable hard drive! It doesn't look like the projectors used later on, but it will certainly help. Do you know if this short documentary is under copyright in any way shape or form? I don't want to step on any toes.

Once again, many thanx, Winbert!

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Brian Fretwell
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posted July 31, 2014 06:18 AM

Back in the days of 16mm for in-flight movies. That is the reason often given for colour VT TV programmes appearing on 16mm.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted July 31, 2014 09:55 AM

I believe that the 16mm projection unit shown in Winbert's first video was an adapted Kodak Pageant.

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Osi Osgood
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posted July 31, 2014 12:18 PM

I LOVE those reels. They look to be slim enough to be super 8 reels, but I could be wrong, as I have heard that 16MM was also used for airlines features, though it would appear to be more bulky, heavier and potentially, more reel changes, (which is why, sooner or later, they became super 8 features instead of 16MM for airlines.)

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