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Helicopter Canada

Helicopter Canada is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Helicopter Canada rather than just read about it. In short: Helicopter Canada (aka Hélicoptère Canada) is a 1966 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Eugene Boyko. The film features aerial photography of all ten of Canada's provinces.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Helicopter Canada to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Helicopter Canada from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Helicopter Canada (aka Hélicoptère Canada) is a 1966 Canadian documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Eugene Boyko. The film features aerial photography of all ten of Canada's provinces. Helicopter Canada, sponsored by the Canada's Centennial Commission, was produced for international distribution in both French and English language versions for Canada's 100th anniversary.

Synopsis The short documentary offers a narrated tour from a helicopter of the Canadian provinces in 1966. The bird's-eye view showed both familiar and little-known aspects of the Canadian landscape. Among the featured film locations are: the Badlands, Alberta; Oak Island, Nova Scotia; Ottawa; Montréal; Québec City; Niagara Falls; Thousand Islands of the Saint Lawrence River; Toronto; Vancouver and Winnipeg.

Cast The Beatles (cameo) Lester B. Pearson

Production Filmed in Panavision, Helicopter Canada took 18 months to produce and required cinematographer Eugene Boyko to spend 540 hours aloft in a specially outfitted Alouette II helicopter. Helicopter Canada was made for international distribution during the Canadian Centennial. Columbia Pictures bought the rights for a 22-minute version that was distributed internationally, including the USSR, USA, China and Italy. Besides French, the film was translated into 12 languages.

Reception Although now considered dated, Helicopter Canada, during its initial release, received positive reviews. Joan Fox wrote in The Globe and Mail, "If this film doesn’t stir your Canadian blood, nothing will."

Awards 19th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Best Film, General Information, 1967 19th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Special Prize: “For providing a superbly appropriate and inspiring opportunity for Canadians to view their country in the Centennial Year”, 1967 Canadian Travel Film Awards, Toronto: First Prize, 1967 International Travel Documentary Film Festival, New Delhi: Special Prize, 1967 Adelaide International Film Festival, Adelaide: Diploma, 1969 39th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, 1967

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External links Helicopter Canada at IMDb Watch Helicopter Canada on the NFB website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Helicopter Canada

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Helicopter Canada claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Helicopter Canada before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Helicopter Canada ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Helicopter Canada

In research: Helicopter Canada appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Helicopter Canada in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Helicopter Canada is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1966 Canadian films, 1966 English-language films, 1966 films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Helicopter Canada outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Helicopter Canada in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Helicopter Canada means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Helicopter Canada matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Helicopter Canada?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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