Air speed meter indicator of BT-13 aircraft of United States shows the increase and decrease in speed of the aircraft. Needle of air speed indicator moves clock wise and anti-clock wise to indicate increase and decrease of speed respectively. Location: United States USA. Date: 1939.

From Ocean To Ocean (Thru the Panama Canal) A trip through the Panama Canal in 1939 - Panama Canal, ocean liner, map, Cristobal, Colon, Gold Hill, Galliard Cut, Balboa Basin, elevation diagram,locks, Pedro Miguel, Miraflores, tractors, mules control tower, lock gates, Panama Pacific line, water rises, gauge, hi speed sequence, Gatun Lake, Cortez tree, banana plantation, farmers, canoe, Chagres River, jungle trails, waterfall, ocean liner sails past palm trees Notes: The Panama Canal is a man-made canal in Panama which joins the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, it had an enormous impact on shipping between the two oceans, replacing the long and treacherous route via the Drake Passage and Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America. A ship sailing from New York to San Francisco via the canal travels 9,500 km (6,000 miles), well under half the 22,500 km (14,000 mi) route around Cape Horn.[1] Although the concept of a canal near Panama dates back to the early 16th century, the first attempt to construct a canal began in 1880 under French leadership. After this attempt failed and saw 21,900 workers die, the project of building a canal was attempted and completed by the United States in the early 1900s, with the canal opening in 1914. The building of the 77 km (48 mi) canal was plagued by problems, including disease (particularly malaria and yellow fever) and landslides. By the time the canal was completed, a total of 27,500 workmen are estimated to have died in the French and American efforts.

Ivan Watson reports on a new craze in China -- speed dating with a little help from the parents.

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations unclear and unknown. <br/> <br/>"Bluebird" speed boat model. <br/> <br/>CU land speed record breaker Donald Campbell and two other men looking at model of "Bluebird" boat. CU model of boat - it has aerodynamic curves similar to "Bluebird" car. MS Donald Campbell holding up model. MS "Bluebird" boat in shed.

BOY STUDYING WITH RADIO PLAYING. CIRCA 1973. PRE-TEEN TURNING OFF RADIO. AMERICAN HISTORY. DATES, NAMES, INVENTIONS SHOOT OUT AT VIEWER. SPEEDS UP TO A FAST RATE.

MS of passenger train speeding towards and past camera across frame.

A retro scientist demonstrates the "super hydroscope" (which is called a stroboscopic camera today) high-speed camera. Note footage pops and cracks at beginning of clip.)

HOT CARGO

NOTES: COL PRINT LOCATION: MUNICH, WEST GERMANY TITLE: GERMAN TRAIN SERVICED DATE: 07/14/76 NO: LNC74404 DATE SHOT: 07/13/76 LENGTH: 52 FT SECONDS: 1:23 SOUND: SILENT DATE OF ARRIVAL: FILM SHOWS: DEMONSTRATION OF NEW HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORT SYSTEM BASED ON ELECTRO-MAGNETISM BEING DEVELOPED IN WEST GERMANY LEAD IN: WEST GERMANY HAS SPENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS DEVELOPING NEW HIGH-SPEED TRAINS AT A SPECIAL TEST SITE IN MUNICH. A NEW RECORD WAS ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, WHEN A SPEED OF OVER 400 KILOMETRES AN HOUR (OVER 250 MPH) WAS REGISTERED BY THE "KOMET" PROTOTYPE-- THE FASTEST SO FAR BY A SYSTEM BASED ON ELECTRO-MAGNETS. THE TEST TRACK WAS OPEN TO THE PRESS ON TUESDAY (JULY 13). FEET R/SECS 4 6 MS TRACK, PAN TO TRAIN (TRANSRAPID 04) 7 11 MS TRAIN 10 16 MS INTERIOR 13 21 MCU HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 17 27 MS DRIVER PREPARES 27 43 GV TRAIN STARTS 35 56 LS TRAIN RUNNING (3) 38 61 MS THE KOMET 52 83 LS KOMET STARTS WITH ROCKET ASSISTANCE, & BRAKES TO HALT COMMENTARY: THE FIVE-YEAR DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THREE WEST GERMAN GROUPS, MESSERSCHMIDT-BOELKOW, BLOHM, AND KRAUSS-MAFFEI. THIS MODEL IS THE "TRANSRAPID 04", WHICH HAS RECORDED 387 RUNS OF UP TO 125 MPH (200 KPH), AND 34 RUNS OF OVER THAT SPEED. THE TRAIN RISES OFF THE TRACK BY MEANS OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION, AND THE PROPULSION- AS WITH THE KOMET- COMES FROM LINEAR ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MOTORS. EXTENSIVE TESTS HAVE COVERED AERO-DYNAMICS AND NOISE LEVELS, AS WELL AS THE PROPULSION AND BRAKING TESTS, AND HOPES ARE HIGH THAT THE TEST TRAINS CAN FORM THE BASIS FOR AN EXTENSIVE HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK IN THE FUTURE. THE "KOMET" WAS UNFORTUNATELY UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE ANYTHING LIKE THE SPEEDS OF OVER 250 MPH (400 KPH) IT HAS ACHIEVED, BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. BUT WITH THE HELP OF A ROCKET BOOSTER, IT WAS ABLE TO GIVE AN IMPRESSION OF HOW IT LOOKS AT HIGH SPEED. IT THEN GAVE AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF THE SHORT BRAKING DISTANCE WHICH CAN BE ACHIEVED BY THIS FORM OF TRANSPORT- AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FACTOR OFFSETTING THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF VERY HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORT.

03:01:11:00,Ambulance speeds on city street (Los Angeles), Ambulance driver and goofy sidekick race in ambulance, Ambulance pulls up to hospital. Wild ride down city streets, Attendants take body out of ambulance, enter hospital, Attendants wheel body in hospital, Nurse Mary uncovers body, reveals fur coats, Cop washes hands at sink, Ambulance driver flirts with nurse, proposes, Cop washes hands, Couple kiss, Cop goes back and washes hands again, Cop does goofy take, Cop congratulates couple, kisses bride, Woman with daughter comes into hospital, Cop comforts daughter about hurt hand ("stop your cryin'"), Girl in hospital, calls for doctor, Doctor looks at splinter in girl's hand (doctor humors girl), Doctor pulls splinter out, treats girl, Nurse Mary comes out in fancy dress. Ties tie of beau, Couple go out, cop and family wave, Fancy Busby Burkley floor show in nightclub, Couple at table, talk about the future, Man meets with club boss Rocco in office, Hand opens peephole in door, thug outside, Thug comes in with urgent message for Rocco, Peephole in door opens to reveal cop, Man lets cop in, Smiling man in perfectly straight manners says "well, this is a pleasant surprise" (ala talk show host, GREAT), Cop in office questions to Rocco. Takes a look around, Wants into locked closet ("open up and save yourself a lot of trouble"), Cop pulls gun, orders Rocco to open door, Rocco offers cigar, shoots cop with gun in cigar box, Cop shoots Rocco, Thugs call doctor for wounded Rocco in office, Thug comes to table of happy couple, needs doctor, Doctor examines Rocco on couch in office, Doctor patches up Rocco on couch, Doctor questions Rocco about wounds, Thug gives doctor choice between roll of bills and gun ("we only insist on one thing, keep your mouth shut"), Rocco offers doctor proposition to work for him. They shake, Doctor returns to date at nightclub table, Nervous doctor at table with date ("let's get out of here"), Doctor hails waiter for check, Waiter brings check. Doctor pays, Doctor helps date with her coat, they leave, Doctor and date return to hospital (office). End of date, Date insists on cleaning blood from jacket, Date cleans blood off jacket sleeve, Date finds roll of bills in doctor's jacket, Date gives jacket back to doctor, Doctor kisses date goodnight, leaves. She has puzzled look, <REEL 2>, Doctor talks to police chief. Chief smokes cigar, Doctor and police chief in office, plot to catch Rocco, Chief tells doctor not to tell anyone, Chief in office, takes call. Gives orders on phone, Doctor in suit paces at nurse's desk. Tells her he's leaving, Nurse questions doctor about date last night ("you're not telling me the truth"), Nurse returns ring to doctor. Breaks engagement, Doctor treats Rocco in office, Doctor pours drinks for him and Rocco in office, Doctor and Rocco toast in office ("hello doctor, what's cookin', I'm in the pink"), Gangster talks to doctor about racket, Young girl at piano, sings and plays, Mary in kitchen baking, smiles at music, Dog on chair, reacts to music, Girl goes in to help nurse baking in kitchen, Girl gets food from refrigerator, dog pokes in refrigerator, Girl drops plate in skillet on stove, starts fire, Mary puts out fire, Dog jumps out kitchen window, Girl closes refrigerator, goes out to play, Girl runs out, joins girls playing on walk, Dog with hurt leg, Girl holds dog with hurt leg, Girl shows girls her dog, Girls fight over who killed her daddy, Mean girls egg on fighting girls, Girl chases girl into woods, Mary calls girl to house, Girl tells Mary what happened, Car pulls up. Girl runs to greet doctor, Doctor picks up girl, Girl brings doctor up to house, Doctor greets Mary. They talk, she wants him to leave, Girl tells doctor about fight she had, Girl asks doctor if he killed her daddy, Doctor drives off in car, Girl mopes on couch. Dog barks at her, does tricks, Girl comes to supper, sits. Dog sits at table, Girl doesn't want her dinner, Mary talks to depressed girl, Mary takes castor oil from cabinet, Depressed girl talks to dog, Mary tries to force castor oil on girl, she complains, Dog runs under couch, Girl says prayers before bed. Dog too (nice), Mary tucks girl into bed, Girl goes to bed, dog gets into bed with her, Doctor Tom in office talks to police chief. Chief lectures him, Doctor Tom writes at desk. Messenger waits, Tom gives note to messenger, Chief talks to doctor Tom in office, Mother and Mary look over sick girl in bed, Mother answers door. Messenger gives her note, she signs, Mother brings note to Mary, Mary opens, letter, finds ring, Girl in bed wants Doctor Tom, Mother and Mary quarrel over calling Doctor Tom, Mary makes call to Doctor Tom, Rocco and thugs in office, answers phone, Doctor Tom grabs phone from thug ("I'll be there right away"), Rocco and thugs won't let Tom leave, Tom slugs it out with thugs, gets away, Thugs talk in office, suspect Doctor Tom is a rat, Doctor Tom arrives at house, examines girl in bed, Dog hides under couch, Doctor Tom uses his charming bedside manner on little girl in bed, Doctor Tom sings song for girl in bed, Doctor Tom and Mary over sleeping girl in bed, Mother sits in chair, Doctor proposes to Mary, Mother peeks in on happy couple, Couple kiss, Doctor Tom answers door, thugs come in, Mary sees Tom with thugs, Rocco nurses wounded thug, Thug reports to Rocco that Tom's an informer, Doctor Tom arrives to treat wounded thug on couch, Rocco questions Doctor Tom about informer, Thug looks up number, makes call for ambulance, Ambulance speeds on road, drives up to house, Gangster Rocco peers out window for ambulance, Ambulance attendants arrive, Rocco holds gun in coat on attendants, Rocco yanks goofy attendant into room, Thugs put wounded thug onto stretcher, Gangsters ride in back of ambulance, Ambulance attendants break down door, call police on phone, Goofy attendant reports stolen ambulance, Sergeant at desk ("what do you mean they stole your ambulance"), Police dispatcher at radio. Cops get call in car. Roll out, View from front of speeding car, Police motorcycles roll out of station, Cops chase ambulance (night), Gangsters in car in chase ("the cops", "give it all she's got"), Gangsters speed in car ("take the short cut"), Gangster car turns into alley, Headline: DOCTOR CRASHES AMBULANCE, CAPTURES GANG, Mary and little girl visit wounded doctor in hospital, Mary kisses doctor in hospital bed, Little girl takes dog out of room, Little girl puts "Do Not Disturb" sign on doorknob, Doorknob hangs with "Do Not Disturb" sign

1935: Sir Malcolm Campbell and "Bluebird" attempt land speed record; Amelia Earhart arrives in Oakland

Satellite imagery of the disruption of the polar vortex in the northern hemisphere winter 2012-2013. The data show a major stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) event, linked to the distortion and reversal of the normal westerly (moving west to east) flow of air. The large vortex (bright) over the North Atlantic Ocean at the start of the clip breaks up into several smaller vortices. This is due to air from lower latitudes (dark) becoming entrained in the polar flow, forming an anti-cyclonic region (dark, rotating clockwise) over Japan and eastern Russia, which disrupts the flow across the region. Although dramatic, such events are not rare, occurring every two years on average. They can cause winds to reverse near the surface too, leading to very cold spells, especially in North America and Europe. The brightness indicates the potential vorticity of the air, a measure of its rotation within its flow, at an altitude of 35 kilometres. Brighter regions have more vorticity. A major SSW occurs when the temperatures in the stratosphere around the pole increases by at least 25 Kelvin within a week, causing the wind to change direction. The data were gathered by the GEOS-5 satellite every hour between 15th December 2012 and 28th January 2013.

Studio-produced action scene of a retro crime-fighting duo. Ready to speed off in their vehicle, a badass woman loads a magazine into her handgun. Her partner slaps a siren onto the top of the car.

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. <br/> <br/>'White Hawk' speed trials at Lake Windermere, Cumbria. <br/> <br/>Several shots of futuristic-looking 'White Hawk' speedboat, speeding across the Lake in both directions. M/S of mechanics at work on the speedboat. L/S of speedboat being launched. L/S of boat travelling at speed, over the lake. <br/> <br/>Old database record mentions speed ace Mrs Sheila Hanning-Lee, but she is not seen here, unless she is driving the speedboat.

The Acela is Amtrak's flagship passenger train service along the Northeast Corridor in the Northeastern United States between Washington, D.C., and Boston via 13 intermediate stops, including Baltimore, New York City and Philadelphia

This historic, silent footage from December 10, 1954 shows a medical exam on Col. John Paul Stapp, conducted after a ride on the Sonic Wind rocket sled test at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The exam shows some of his injuries which included broken blood vessels in his eyes (also known as a red out ), and bruising and skin abrasions on his shoulder and torso.<p><p>These tests were intended to examine the human body's ability to withstand rapid deceleration and G forces. It was on December 10, 1954, that the Sonic Wind with Stapp aboard accelerated from rest to a top speed of 282 m/s (1015 km/h) in 5.00 s, and was brought jarringly back to rest in only 1.40 s -- applying a force of 20.6Gs. This was also the highest known acceleration voluntarily encountered by a human, as Stapp reached a speed of 632 mph (1,017 km/h) which broke the land speed record and made him the fastest man on Earth. Stapp believed that the tolerance of humans to acceleration had not yet been reached in tests. He believed it is much greater than thought possible. <p><p>At 2:37, a slate is shown verifying the date. <p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

A speeding automobile in United States. Wheels of the speeding automobile on road. Several views of the wheels of the automobile. Location: United States USA. Date: 1926.

COUPLE IN CONVERTIBLE WOMAN ASKS HOW FAST ARE THEY GOING DEVIL SIDE OF MAN WHISPERS IN HIS EAR TO SHOW HER SOME REAL SPEED TRYING TO IMPRESS DATE. INTERCUTS OTHER COUPLE GOING HOME FROM PARTY