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Season released 7th Feb, 2004.

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S01 Episode 1

Aircraft Carriers & The Hellcat

Aircraft carrier development started as soon as the Wright brothers took to the air. However, it wasn't until WWII that the practice of using planes off floating platforms was tested in combat conditions. In this episode we explore the early development of the Aircraft Carrier.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 2

F-14 Tomcat

The Grumman F14a Tomcat is amongst today's ultimate weapons. It is considered a large fighter and stands at 63 foot long, 16 foot high and has a maximum wingspan of 64' 1". The F14 's cruise speed is approximately 610 mph and it has a maximum speed of 1544 mph or nearly mach 2 - twice the speed of sound.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 3

Giants

In this episode we travel along the development path of the Giants. The Antonov 124 is a giant among giants. On it's maiden fight in December 1982, it was the largest powered craft to fly. The Antonov is still the world's largest heavy lift aircraft. Surprisingly the largest aircraft ever built would dwarf the 124 Antonov.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 4

Giants

A look at the development path of giants - aircraft such as the Antonov and the 747 - that were designed to make air travel affordable to the masses.

24 mins · Thu, 15 Jan 2004

S01 Episode 5

The Boeing Campany PT 1

Developing aircraft requires huge expenditure. One company has on a number of occasions bet more than it's entire net worth. The company was Boeing and its gambles have paid off making it an aviation giant. In 1952 Boeing developed a prototype transport plane.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 6

Mustangs and Spitfires

Comparing two super fighters of WWII; the Spitfire and the Mustang were the most popular war birds and were credited for winning WWII.

23 mins · Thu, 22 Jan 2004

S01 Episode 7

VTOL

VTOL stands for vertical take off and landing. If you are thinking helicopters you are correct. However in this episode, we review the development of a plane that has the abilities of a helicopter as well as being a front line fighter plane. The Harrier Jump Jet is the only VTOL with a fighting history and the only VTOL in service today.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 8

The Boeing Company

Boeing invested $15 million to build one of the greatest planes of the century, the Boeing 707. The gamble has paid off, making it an aviation giant.

24 mins · Thu, 5 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 9

P-47 Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt was the most famous of the Republic Aircraft Company's planes built during WWII. First flown on 6 May 1941, the P-47 was designed as a large, high-performance fighter/bomber. We also pay tribute to one of the worlds most greatest woman aviators and investigate the fast exciting competition of Pylon Racing.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 10

The Boeing Company

In the 60s the US Air Force asked for tenders to build a large transporter. Boeing's loss of the contract assisted in the creation of the 747 Jumbo.

24 mins · Thu, 12 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 11

SR-71 Blackbird

We'll continue with the design concepts of the Lockheed company and Kelly Johnson. These designs set the company and the man so far apart from their contemporaries at that time, that to this day in one design alone that gap has still not been breached.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 12

Vertical Takeoff and Landing

Discover the excitement of flying as we reveal the most remarkable aircraft ever built and the aeronautical advancements that shaped flying history.

23 mins · Thu, 19 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 13

The F-5 Freedom Fighter

The need for an inexpensive, lightweight supersonic fighter that was easy to maintain, and capable of operating from short runways and poor quality airfields was fulfilled when this baby fighter went from the drawing board to become one of the most successful export products of the US military aircraft industry.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 14

The F-15 Eagle

A look at the F-15 Eagle, a tactical fighter jet meant to be piloted in any weather; the F-15 Eagle wasn't developed from an existing line of planes, but rather built from the ground up for this purpose.

24 mins · Thu, 26 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 15

P-38 Lightning

We look at some of the planes that set in motion a very distinguished manufacturing and aircraft design giant. One of these masterpieces was the only American fighter to remain in production throughout the entire 2nd world war, this was the P-38 Lightning.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 16

P47 Thunderbolt

An examination of the Thunderbolt built during WWII and investigating the exciting competition of Pylon Racing. We also pay tribute to a great female aviator.

24 mins · Thu, 4 Mar 2004

S01 Episode 17

The F104 Starfighter

An analysis of a legendary plane, the F-104 Lockheed Starfighter, which was designed by one of the world's most renowned aviation designers: Kelly Johnson.

24 mins · Thu, 11 Mar 2004

S01 Episode 18

A-4 Skyhawk

We look at the aircraft that became one of the most enduring American light attack aircraft of all time, the A4 Sky Hawk. This plane has been in use for over fifty years for the simple fact there is nothing else that can match all of its virtues and achieve all of its applications.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 19

The History of Commercial Aviation and Airbus Industry

Over the years, airlines and manufactures have sought to make flight available to the masses and seat sizing and space per passenger were continually squeezed to make international travel affordable. In the short history of overseas air travel, there are perhaps only four or five planes that were built that could be considered quantum leaps in the expansion of intercontinental flight.

24 mins · Sat, 7 Feb 2004

S01 Episode 20

The A7 Corsair II

A look at the Vought Company and its major role in fighter development; explore the lineage of some of its designs, including the A-7 Corsair II.

24 mins · Thu, 25 Mar 2004

S01 Episode 21

The F5 Freedom Fighter

Revealing the F5 Freedom Fighter, an inexpensive supersonic fighter capable of operating from short runways and poor quality airfields.

24 mins · Thu, 1 Apr 2004

S01 Episode 22

Valkyrie

An exploration of the development of one of the fastest planes ever built, the Valkyrie; featuring a tribute to the brave aviators who dared to test the untested.

24 mins · Thu, 8 Apr 2004

S01 Episode 23

P38 Lightning

Revealing all there is to know about the P38 Lightning, the only American fighter to remain in production throughout WWII.

24 mins · Thu, 15 Apr 2004

S01 Episode 24

The Century Fighters

A look at Century Fighters, aircraft that epitomised the design of the supersonic jet fighter which emerged after World War II; featuring war planes and luxury jetliners this time.

24 mins · Thu, 22 Apr 2004

S01 Episode 25

F4U Corsair

An in-depth look at the F4U Corsair, the first, last and perhaps ultimate US Navy propeller-driven fighter aircraft.

24 mins · Thu, 29 Apr 2004

S01 Episode 26

A-4 Sky Hawk

An in-depth look at the A4 Skyhawk, one of the most durable American light attack air crafts in use for over 50 years.

24 mins · Thu, 6 May 2004

S01 Episode 28

The History of Commercial Aviation and Airbus Industry

Discover the most remarkable aircraft ever built and the aeronautical advancements that shaped flying history.

24 mins · Thu, 13 May 2004

S01 Episode 30

Evolution

An in-depth look at the evolution of the shape of planes; the prime image most of us have is not the only profile that can take to the skies.

24 mins · Thu, 3 Jun 2004

S01 Episode 31

Catalina

An in-depth look at the Catalina - the only seaplane that remained in service throughout WWII and went on to become one of the most famous of the war.

24 mins · Thu, 10 Jun 2004

S01 Episode 33

Thunderjet

A look at both the F105 Thunderchief, which took to the skies of Vietnam, and World War II's great P47 Thunderbolt; these planes are often skipped over in the annals of aeronautic history, though they shouldn't be.

24 mins · Thu, 24 Jun 2004

S01 Episode 35

C130 Hercules

Fifty years after this aircraft first flew, it is still in production. It has been hailed by some as one of the most outstanding aircraft to fly.

24 mins · Thu, 1 Jul 2004

S01 Episode 37

ASW Orion Anti-submarine Planes

An in-depth look at American aircraft carriers that personify the essence of power and technical achievement, but don't always get recognition.

23 mins · Thu, 8 Jul 2004

S01 Episode 38

F14 Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is featured; the plane is one of the modern world's ultimate weapons; it can reach speeds nearly twice the speed of sound.

24 mins · Sun, 11 Jul 2004

S01 Episode 42

SR71 Blackbird

Examining the SR-71 Blackbird design concepts of Lockheed and Kelly Johnson, and looking back at their achievements.

24 mins · Tue, 27 Jul 2004

S01 Episode 47

Aircraft Carriers and the Hellcat

An in-depth look at the early development of the aircraft carrier and one of history's best-ever fighter planes, the Grumman Hellcat.

24 mins · Sun, 29 Aug 2004

S01 Episode 52

Light Bombers

Profiling the development of the medium-attack aircraft from the pre-WWII models to their development in jet-powered light bombers.

24 mins · Sun, 26 Sep 2004

S01 Episode 61

US Heavy Bombers

Fly through the development of the US Heavy Bomber, which were once the tools of choice in the brinkmanship of the Cold War and are now the embodiment of US air power.

24 mins · Sun, 19 Dec 2004

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