Transcript
Aviation Oil That Keeps Historic Aircraft Flying
Supporting Aviation Heritage
Preserving the legacy
Vision:
Aircraft propeller, sunshine, blue sky
Music:
Violins, high singing, piano
Vision:
Man in airplane cockpit, starting engine, propellers turning, some smoke. Cut to man on ground using hand signals for take off with plane taxiing in background. Man walking away with plane moving in background. Cut to two planes in blue sky. Cut to shot of single red poppy in green grass and plane flying in blue sky above.
[Text]
Preserving the legacy
[Shell pecten]
Music:
Violins, piano
Vision:
Cars moving along road at side of grass with poppy. Shows busy road of cars.
Music:
Piano
Vision:
Sign that says ‘Aérodrome de Cerny’.
[Subtitles] We are on the Cerny La Ferté-Alais plateau...
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Busy road with cars and motorbikes, and pedestrians on pavement.
[Subtitles] ...about fifty kilometres south of Paris.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Lots of people sat on a grassy open space on chairs and on the grass. Small marquees in background.
Speech:
[Indistinct voice over loudspeaker system]
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Line of photographers at same event, setting up camera equipment and long lenses
[Subtitles] We have a museum here: Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis...partner of Shell and open year round.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
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People waiting in a queue at same event.
[Subtitles] One of the most beautiful museums dedicated towards aviation.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Crowd behind barriers watching a small plane take off.
[Subtitles] All the aircraft here, dating back to 1909, are actually in use or are being revised. We don’t want aircraft to be on display, we want to actually fly them.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane.
[Text] Cyrille Valente, AJBS President
[Subtitles] We are passionate people.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Man sat in chair outside at previous event reading ‘Meeting Aerien’ programme.
[Subtitles] We’re presenting our air show: Les temps des helices.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane.
[Subtitles] The 40th edition this year.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
People sitting watching plane on ground. Man with binoculars.
[Subtitles] It’s a two-day aviation festival…
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane.
[Subtitles] …that is very well known in France and abroad among collectors…
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Crowd of people looking up.
[Subtitles] …and people interested in historic aircraft.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Two aircraft with smoke trails flying side by side
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane.
[Subtitles] We’re not an airport where the planes are far away.
You can visit the airplanes in the morning, the parking area is closeby…
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Aircraft on ground, people walking
[Subtitles] …you can actually feel the roaring of the engines in your heart.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Aircraft flying, blue sky, group of photographers, people watching, plane taxiing, woman and boy
Speech:
[Man talking in English]
I was always attracted by the old aircraft
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Triple-wing aircraft flying, blue sky
Speech:
[Man talking in English]
because they are so unique and so original.
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People looking up, plane flying
Speech:
[Man talking in English]
And you can still feel all the experience we have in flying.I love it.
Vision:
Hans Jurgen Storck standing in front of plane.
[Text] Hans Jurgen Storck, Vorstand Fuegerwerf
Music:
Piano
Vision:
Groundsman in AJBS outfit
Hans Jurgen Storck standing in front of plane.
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
And with open planes of course it is a full-scale flying experience
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Pilot in traditional clothing in taxiing plane
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
having all the smells coming in and all the sights coming in.
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Close up of propeller
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
It’s a slow-moving thing actually
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Hans Jurgen Storck standing in front of plane.
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
travelling at 150 kilometres per hour, which sounds fast, but in the air is really slow…
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Aircraft on ground
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
…so you have all the time to see and experience all of it – flying.
Vision:
Several aircraft in the air, blue sky
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
and this is wonderful.
Vision:
People looking up, several aircraft flying, blue sky, people taking photographs, aircraft being pushed back on ground, man climbing into plane
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
We have an aero oil from Shell.
Vision:
Checking oil level
Hans Jurgen Storck standing in front of plane.
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
AeroShell accompanied this plane for 75 years.
Vision:
Man climbing into plane
Hans Jurgen Storck standing in front of plane.
Speech:
[Hans Jurgen Storck]
If you see the old pictures, Shell was the only company supplying aero oil at all times.
Vision:
Several aircraft flying, crowds sitting on ground, plane taxiing
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane
[Subtitles] Among collectors, Shell aviation oils are widely recognized as the best.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Hangar door, sign: ‘Defense expresse de fumer’, red oil drum, man walking into picture
[Subtitles] Being an official partner, we’re using oil from Shell.We had already been in contact regarding specific products for many years…
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Man walking into hangar
[Subtitles] …but we decided to broaden the selection.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Man takes container from shelf
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane
[Subtitles] This deal was initiated by our mechanics.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Man filling container
[Subtitles] Shell has been affiliated with aviation for many years.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane
Man walks away with container
[Subtitles] Ever since there were prop planes, Shell has been providing oil.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Aircraft on ground
[Subtitles]We have a replica on display of the Blériot airplane that crossed the English Channel in 1909…
Vision:
Close up of wing struts
[Subtitles] …using Shell engine fuel.
Aircraft flying, blue sky
Music:
Violins
Vision:
Aircraft on ground coming to a stop
[Subtitles] It is the grandfather of today’s aviation industry. The ancient construction…
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Man climbing out of plane
[Subtitles] …that forms a blueprint for current aircraft.
Charles Gerspach standing in front of plane.
[Text] Charles Gerspach, AJBS Mechanic
[Subtitles] It’s the oldest plane around here so automatically it’s quite special.
Vision:
[Aircraft wheels moving on ground, aircraft being pushed]
[Subtitles] This was one of the first airplanes able to perform long distance flights.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Charles Gerspach in front of plane, talking.
[Subtitles] Well, one hundred kilometres. Back then that was long distance.
Speech:
[Charles Gerspach talking in French]
Vision:
Close up of wing struts, wings
[Subtitles] This is a replica. It’s been reconstructed.
Because originally the plane was built with no more than wood and ropes…
Speech:
[Charles Gerspach talking in French]
Vision:
Charles Gerspach in front of plane, talking.
[Subtitles] There was always the risk of falling apart.
Speech:
[Charles Gerspach talking in French]
Vision:
Charles Gerspach turning propeller
[Subtitles] It’s a great pleasure.
Speech:
[Charles Gerspach talking in French]
Vision:
Charles Gerspach in front of plane, talking.
[Subtitles] The pleasure of making it fly.
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Charles Gerspach seen through the plane.
[Subtitles] It’s pure satisfaction.
Music:
Guitar
Vision:
Two planes performing acrobats, smoke trails, blue sky, photographers, crowds sitting on ground
[Subtitles] We’ll see at least forty thousand visitors at our show.
Speech:
[Man talking in French]
Vision:
Parachutist descending, camera being pointed at sky, parachutist landing, crowds
[Subtitles] The whole region will attend as they really appreciate this small airfield.
I grew up in this region.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Cyrille Valente standing in front of plane
[Subtitles] As a kid I was standing behind the barriers and today I’m organising this event.
Speech:
[Cyrille Valente talking in French]
Vision:
Crowds around plane, mechanic inspecting plane components, pilot in cockpit, plane flying, blue sky, child with catapult, spectator with programme, plane being guided on ground
Music:
Guitar
Vision:
[Text]
Produced by Sander Versluys Crossmedia Productions
In association with Shell Downstream Service International
Camera operator
Armin van Asch
Sound recordist
Tim van den Broeke
Many thanks to
Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis
Christiane Tailllandier-Setzer
Cyrille Valente
Hans Jurgen Storck
Charles Gerspach
Paul van Lee