Series
The Age of Aerospace
Documentary
Explore the last 100 years of aviation history in unprecedented detail. From the Wright brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landings and beyond, the series highlights milestones in an industry defined by innovation.
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Seasons & episodes
1What Can't We Do?1 Feb 2016 · 42mA chronicle of how Bill Boeing and his contemporaries, like Donald Douglas, took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare.
2Miracle Planes8 Feb 2016 · 42mDetailing the role American industry and planes like the Boeing B-17, B-29, and North American P-51 Mustang played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan.
3Shrinking the Earth15 Feb 2016 · 42mThe story of three Boeing planes that launched the jet age – the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet – planes made possible by secrets discovered in a German Forest at the close of WWII.
4In the Vastness of Space22 Feb 2016 · 42mThe story of Project Apollo and humankind’s first journey to the moon on Apollo 8. NASA icons and individuals from American industry reflect on past achievements and explore humanity’s future in space.
5Dreamliner29 Feb 2016 · 42mRevealing the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of Boeing's most recent revolution in jet design, the 787.
Details
- First aired
- 1 Feb 2016
- Last aired
- 22 Sept 2017
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Science
- Episodes
- 8
Cast
- MMark ObenhausSelf - Narrator (voice)
