S01 Episode 1
The Last Rocket Fighter
The Saunders-Roe SR.177 is an advanced rocket plane capable of climbing to the very edge of space, but it falls victim to sabotage by a rival company.
49 mins · Fri, 21 Mar 2003
S01 Episode 2
The Atomic Bomber
In a race to conquer the air, many great projects never made it past the drawing board, including the plans for an atomic bomber.
49 mins · Fri, 28 Mar 2003
S01 Episode 3
The American SST
The hidden story of the race to build a supersonic airliner and the competition that ensued between Europe and the United States.
49 mins · Fri, 28 Mar 2003
S01 Episode 4
The Atomic Bomber
The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
47 mins · Fri, 25 Apr 2003
S01 Episode 6
America's First Jet Fighter
The great icon of 1950s jets was the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, designed by Kelly Johnson; it was not his first attempt at a supersonic fighter.
49 mins · Fri, 11 Apr 2003
