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Straight Up: Helicopters in Action

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Documentary
Release Date:January 1, 2002
Running time:42 minutes
Cast:Martin Sheen
Director:David Douglas
Producer:Jonathan Barker, Diane Roberts
Writer:David Douglas, Carl Knutson
Distributor:SK Films

Description: Helicopters save lives every day. These unique machines pick up injured people off roads, save them from sinking ships, pluck them from burning buildings, and pull them out of raging floods. Rotorcraft, including helicopters and tiltrotors, perform widespread critical public-service operations including search and rescue, law enforcement, resource development, and priority transportation. Millions of people owe their lives to the special capabilities of these aircraft.

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