The inside stories of the planes that changed the world and the risks and challenges of getting them off the ground.

3 Episodes

  • DC-3
    E1
    DC-3Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
  • Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
    E2
    Airbus A380 - Giant of the SkyThis double-decked monster was designed to carry 800 passengers and revolutionise the highways of the sky, so why did it take 17 years to lift off?
  • SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
    E3
    SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic SurveillanceLockheed were tasked with creating a plane invisible to Russian radar, capable of reaching an altitude of 80,000 ft and speeds of Mach 3.2.
  • Alison TurnerExecutive Producer

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