1988 - 1990
8 / 10
1 votes
3 Seasons • 52 Episodes
Overview
In 1903, not only did the Wright brothers ’plane soar, but a young man named William Boeing stepped out of the Yale University gates. 13 years later, using wood, canvas and wire, the first "Boeing model", the B&W, was born. Boeing has since grown into a huge company and developed countless models, including the 1957-92 passenger jet, the 707. Later, we learn about the Constellation designed by Lockheed in the early 1940s. The fuselage of the machine evokes the graceful form of a dolphin, no wonder that with its beauty it also won the title of "Queen of Heaven". The C-69 was the first model to cross non-stop America, covering the Los Angeles-Washington DC distance in record time of 7 hours and 3 minutes. Connies were used for both military and civilian purposes until the early 1960s. This and many more stories are recounted here in Great Planes.Seasons
Episodes
The Bomber: Terror of WWII
2022
AFP: American Fighter Pilot
2002
Air Australia
2007
Skies Above Britain
2016
History of Aviation
1977
Great Planes
2008
The Arrow
1997
Pioneers in Aviation
2012
City in the Sky
2016
Planes That Changed the World
2015
Maui Chopper
2008
The Flying Boats
1980
First Flights with Neil Armstrong
1991
Alaska Aircrash Investigations
2016
Giant of the Skies - Building The Airbus A380
2005
Flying Through Time
2004
21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777
1996
Choppers
1991
Survival in the Skies
2017
First Flights with Kate Broug
2024