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* A fragile-looking craft with seven wings stacked on top of each other, like a metastasized biplane, rolling for a short distance alongside a warehouse or hangar before the whole thing suddenly collapses and its wings fold in on top of it
* A wheeled vehicle that appears to be an early attempt at a helicopter, with a spinning conical fan-like wing/propeller atop it, [[Hopping Machine|bouncing futilely in place]]
* Another prototype helicopter with two counter-spinning propellers, [[Hellish Copter|which nearly decapitates its would-be pilot]] before he runs off and it falls over on its side
* A device that looks like a converted threshing machine which promptly tears itself apart as soon as it starts up
* A mustachioed gentleman leaping off a rock while wearing what appears to be a large rocket-propelled model airplane
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* At least one man with wings attached to his arms, trying to fly simply by flapping them
* A glider (?) falling down the side of a cliff and smashing into the rocks below
* A biplane plowing into the side of a house (which actually appears to be a deliberate stunt at an air show, rather than a failed attempt at flight)
There are other clips beyond these which may appear in the montage, including different angles and alternate footage of some of the events above; these are simply the most recognizable.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Many of these flying machines appear (in animated form) in the first episode of ''[[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]]'', taking part in a competition to see who can go the farthest before crashing. They have the same success rate that they had in Real Life.
== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[Airplane!]]'' as part of Ted's PTSD flashbacks, when he runs out of actual WWII stock footage for his memories.
* ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]'' includes clips from the montage as part of the opening [[Mockumentary]]-style narration.
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