Research Into Pilots Eyes (1959)

Farnborough, Hampshire. C/U shot of man’s face. Camera pans down revealing another man’s face. He is having wires attached to his face with tape. C/U shot of more wires being attached to his forehead and under his eyes. He is a pilot and another man is preparing him for special medical testing. In the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, scientists are conducting research on the effects of flying on eyes and organs of balance. M/S of a man lying inside a complex construction. He is tied to the machine with belts and he puts his hands into large pockets. This is Multi Planar Rotating Device. “It simulates an aircraft in flight, and examines the effects on the pilot’s eyes with both camera and measuring instruments...“ M/S of scientist rotating the pilot along with the machine on left and then on right. He, then starts the machine which spins in all possible directions. M/S of another man looking at large round monitor with several buttons around it. Monitor starts showing some signals.