Planes That Never Flew (2003)
Planes That Never Flew is a Discovery Channel documentary series about experimental aircraft projects that never flew. Over four one-hour episodes, the series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport, and a nuclear-powered long range bomber.
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Episodes
- 1 1. The Last Rocket Fighter2003-04-04 · 47mThe British-designed Saunders-Roe SR177, an advanced rocket plane that, though capable of climbing to the very edge of space, fell victim to sabotage by a rival aircraft company.
- 2 2. The American SST2003-04-11 · 47mA documentary on the SST, America's answer to Concorde in the competition between Europe and the United States to build a supersonic airliner.
- 3 3. America's First Jet Fighter2003-04-18 · 47mThe history of 1950s icon the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, designed by engineer Clarence `Kelly' Johnson, who had previously failed in an attempt to create a supersonic fighter.
- 4 4. The Atomic Bomber2003-04-25 · 47mThe story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
Cast
John HedgesNarrator
George KerevanHimself
Eric BrownHimself
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