First Flights With Neil Armstrong
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.
Directed byMark H. TuttleNeil HollanderRick 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.
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