Today, some more fun bait for FotB RoadRich!
“Don’t Tell My Wife”. This is a promo film for Piper from sometime in the 1960s. The husband decides he wants to learn to fly…and so does his wife. But neither one wants the other to know.
Interestingly, Piper has a YouTube channel, but there’s not a whole lot of historical videos there.
Bonus #1: This is one of the few Piper historical videos: “The Classic Piper Cub”.
Bonus #2: This is a vintage Boeing promo film for the 707 Stratoliner, concentrating on the passenger cabin design.
A mock-up of the cabin (apparently built a bit roomier than the actual aircraft by designer TEAGUE) was unveiled in New York City in 1956. The mock-up appears throughout the film.
The cost of the mock-up was about $500,000, and included overhead service units, seatback trays, and target reading lights. The New York Times’ Richard Witkin compared the cabin to the “reception room of a high-stepping ad agency”.
Not surprisingly, the public’s fascination with the new jet was so intense that meals were even served to “passenger” visitors aboard the mock-up using the innovative meal trays.