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Cinefonics, Inc.Dial D For Design (Pt 1)

Produced by Cinefonics, Inc (a division of Cook Research Laboratories) and based on Engineering and Systems Integration Studies by Cook Research Laboratories. Written and Produced by Charles O. Probst, Directed by Ronald S. Klein.
Opening title card: The purpose of this film is to illustrate a method to design, develop and test integrated displays and controls in accordance with MIL-P-25996. Obviously specific procedures vary according to contracts and projects. For further details contact Flight Control Laboratory, Wright Air Development Center.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Cinefonics, Inc.
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Motion Pictures: Sponsored; Motion Pictures: Industrial; Engineering; Weapons

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Steve Nordby - - September 7, 2003
Subject: No philosophy
I am geeky enough to have found this interesting and was going to rate it high, but I kept waiting (yes, through part 2) for any design theory or philosophy that would tie the concepts together. Never happened. Guess I was supposed to just "Dial D" and let my design worries go away...

Reviewer: Spuzz - - September 7, 2003
Subject: Dial Z for Zzzzz
Listen, if you arent interested in airplane design, or if buzz words like the Doppler effect doesnt bring a chill down your spine, I'd advise you to skip this. Full of men wondering how to get planes in the air (or something) the film is filled with scientific jargon that zapped me out instantly. Although the beginning is somewhat curious, with all the introductions, but that's about it.

Reviewer: srogers - - July 27, 2003
Subject: An Early Look at Human Factors Engineering
This is an interesting look at what would later come to be called human factors engineering. There is also a fair amount of emphasis on engineering process involving operations analysis and system integration (as applied to aircraft). It shows how much things have changed, and yet many aspects of engineering still remain the same.

Reviewer: Christopher - - June 10, 2003
Subject: For fans of 50's fighters
Otherwise a rather dry orientation film for defense contractor insiders, there's some footage here of the North American F-107A, with its strange air intake mounted on top of the fuselage. Only three of these aircraft were ever built. Other than the flying sequences, just lots of engineers looking at blueprints and Air Force white papers.