TV Series
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20151 Season3 EpisodesEndedPlanes That Changed the World
Documentary
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
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Miniseries
3 EpisodesEP 01
01.DC-3
46m
2015-03-24
01.DC-3
46m
Aired 2015-03-24
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
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EP 02
02.Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
46m
2015-03-31
02.Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
46m
Aired 2015-03-31
This 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?
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EP 03
03.SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
46m
2015-04-07
03.SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
46m
Aired 2015-04-07
Lockheed 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.
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