ATV Today: 18.02.1980: Kites

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Summary

Kites - at Easter the Midlands Kite Flying Club are going to attempt a new world altitude record for flying kites. Peter Green went to Perry Park where the club was practising and spoke to the organiser, Jim Whitehouse. He explained tht the record is

Year:

1980

Duration:

0:02:29

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Genre:

Television News

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

32,000 feet and for the event all civil and military flights are stopped over a 20 mile radius of the site. There will be 10-12 kites on one line over 1-1 and a half miles and the kites will be up to 20 miles from the winch.

G/V's men on ground using winch.
G/V's kites in air.

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