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Planes That Never Flew

Planes That Never Flew

★ 5.0/10•2003•47m•PG•Documentary
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime47m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 4, 2003

Episodes

E147m

The Last Rocket Fighter

The 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.

Apr 4, 2003

E247m

The American SST

A documentary on the SST, America's answer to Concorde in the competition between Europe and the United States to build a supersonic airliner.

Apr 11, 2003

E347m

America's First Jet Fighter

The 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.

Apr 18, 2003

E447m

The Atomic Bomber

The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.

Apr 25, 2003

Actors

John Hedges

Narrator

George Kerevan

Himself

Eric Brown

Himself

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