First Flights With Neil Armstrong

(1993)
TV-G
Documentary
FIRST FLIGHTS is a unique series covering the history of innovations in international aviation history. The programs capture the interconnecting discoveries and rapid pace of progress that led to more and better aircraft.
DIRECTOR
Mark H. Tuttle
Neil Hollander
Rick Gordon

Season 1
S01:E01 - By the Seat of Their Pants
Early planes are temperamental.
S01:E02 - Every Day a Better Design
Designers attempt to build safe, predictable aircraft.
S01:E03 - Flying Aces, War in the Air
The first fighter plane is developed.
S01:E04 - Flying Entrepreneurs
War pilots become barnstormers and businessmen.
S01:E05 - Flying the Mail
Airmail demonstrates the commercial value of flight.
S01:E06 - Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage
In the 1920s, interest grows in amateur flying.
S01:E07 - First in Speed: Air Racing
Air racing impels technological advances.
S01:E08 - Bigger Is Better
Airline companies need larger, more comfortable airplanes.
S01:E09 - Fighters Between the Wars
Fighter aircraft designs evolve as war approaches.
S01:E10 - Testing Under Fire
World War II Allies must test in combat.
S01:E11 - New Generation of Flyers
World War II designers compete to improve fighters.
S01:E12 - Air Battles at Sea
Pacific warplanes have special requirements.
S01:E13 - Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age
The Germans introduce jet aircraft in World War II.
Copyright © 2022 Tubi, Inc.
Tubi is a registered trademark of Tubi, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Device ID: 431684b8-4c10-4a1d-a2b6-6d5473fe8b25
Made with in San Francisco