United States-1971: Amphibious Light Aircraft Parked on Grass

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

general aviation
amphibious flight
aircraft design
recreational flying
airfield observation
home-movie documentation

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · Eye-level three-quarter view
Setting: outdoor · Flat grass airfield with distant trees and low buildings
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · No precipitation visible; sky detail indistinct
Lighting: Natural daylight with subdued contrast
People: 0 · No people are clearly discernible in the supplied frames.
Vehicles: Amphibious light aircraft consistent with a Volmer VJ-22
Objects: boat-shaped aircraft hull · high wing · elevated engine housing · engine support framework · cockpit glazing · landing wheels · wing struts · low distant buildings
Readable signs: N2228
Colors: purple-blue · muted green · gray · pink
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A stationary amphibious aircraft fills a three-quarter view on grass.
The held view shows the elevated engine, wing supports and cockpit glazing.
Slight framing drift continues with the hull and landing wheels still visible.

Amphibious Light Aircraft Parked on Grass — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1971 home movie footage shows an amphibious light aircraft standing on a grass airfield. A sustained three-quarter view presents its boat-shaped hull, cockpit glazing, landing wheels and broad high wing. An engine sits above the wing on tall supports, with trees and low buildings along the distant horizon. The aircraft remains stationary as the framing shifts slightly during the single silent shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002845

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary requests for American amphibious light aircraft on the ground, provisionally dated circa 1971.
Period detail: The boat-shaped hull, high wing and elevated engine match the researched VJ-22 configuration associated with the provisional circa 1971 date.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained informal framing records the aircraft as an object of interest, with small camera shifts and no staged human action visible.
What appears in frame: The view contains a boat-shaped hull, cockpit glazing, landing wheels, broad wing, elevated engine, support struts and distant trees.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, purple-blue color rendition, scattered dust and a dark projection edge carry the texture of camera-captured projected film.
Edit role: Works as an introductory aircraft view or a held cutaway for narration about amphibious construction.
Historical context: The visible combination of a boat hull and wheels illustrates the aircraft's amphibious configuration while it stands on land.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from aircraft and property permissions; the registration is visible, and no identifiable faces are discernible.
Research search match: Matches searches for small-gauge aviation home movies, a parked flying boat and American amphibious aircraft circa 1971.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's engine, takeoff, water-turning and boarding views, then with American aviation circa 1971 and other amphibious aircraft.

Still Frames From This Clip

Amphibious light aircraft on a grass airfield in the United States, circa 1971, showing its boat-shaped hull and elevated engine. — Three-quarter view of the parked amphibian, with its hull, cockpit and landing wheels visible.
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United States, circa 1971: a stationary flying boat displays its landing wheels, wing bracing and engine support structure. — The sustained view clearly separates the elevated engine from the wing and hull beneath it.
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Boat-hulled airplane parked in the United States, circa 1971, with a raised bow, cockpit glazing and distant airfield buildings. — The aircraft remains stationary against a flat horizon of trees and low buildings.
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A broad-winged amphibious aircraft remains on grass in the United States, circa 1971, its elevated engine silhouetted against a pale sky. — Near the end of the shot, the same three-quarter angle holds on the hull and high engine installation.
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