Elementary and Pylon Eights(1944)

Name: Elementary and Pylon Eights
Genre: Documentary, Animation, War
Released: 1944-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Cast: James Seay

James Seay

This government documentary short film demonstrates for Army Air Forces pilots in World War II the safe execution of a variety of aeronautical maneuvers. An instructor, using animation, shows the proper procedure for setting up and executing S-turns, elementary figure eights, and pylon figure eights. Illustrating the right and wrong ways to perform these maneuvers are the animated characters Wilbur Right and Wilbur Wrong.