New Trope Candidate -- looking for examples

[Bob Schroeck]

Hey people.  I was inspired to whip up a new trope to submit to ATT's Trope Workshop, but although I know I've Seen It A Million Times, I'm blanking on all but one example of it in use.  Below is a copy of the proposed trope; if anyone can recall any other instances to add to it, I'd very grateful.

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Dawn of Flight Failures Montage

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This montage of early-20th century black-and-white assorted [[Those Magnificent Flying Machines|Magnificent Flying Machines] failing rather spectacularly at actual flight is such a common piece of [[Stock Footage] that it counts as a trope in its own right.  While the exact contents of the montage may vary from use to use, it will almost always include at least some of the following:

* 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, bouncing futilely in place
* Another prototype helicopter with two counter-spinning propellers, which nearly decapitates its would-be pilot before he runs off and it falls over on its side
* A device that looks like it 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
* At least one pedal-powered contraption with bicycle wheels and flapping wings
* A substantial-looking "airplane" with flapping wings that simply falls apart, starting with its propeller
* A man wearing ice skates and a rocket pack on his back, who ends up being knocked on his butt instead of propelled across the ice
* 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

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.

One of the most common collections of these clips was originally a Pathe [[News Reel].

While it can still seen played straight in documentaries on early aviation pioneers, it is more likely to be encountered in a humorous context.  (And sometimes ''both'' at the same time.)  

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* In ''[[Airplane!]'' as part of Ted's PTSD flashbacks, when he runs out of actual WWII stock footage for his memories.

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-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.