First Flights with Neil Armstrong - Season 2

First Flights with Neil Armstrong - Season 2

Season 2

Season 2 continues the story of atmospheric flight to the edge of space in the 1990s. Neil Armstrong had previously flown several aircraft featured in Season 2 during his long career as a NASA experimental test pilot in Edwards, CA.
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Datesmars 4, 1992 - juin 10, 1992
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Episodes

The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality
Season 2Episode 124 min

The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality

In the 1920's, early auto gyros made breakthroughs in rotating wing design, and by the 1930's military interest propelled helicopter development. Advances in controls, and the availability of lightweight turbine engines finally made a practical helicopter.
mars 4, 1992
Airlines: Passengers Join the Jet Age
Season 2Episode 224 min

Airlines: Passengers Join the Jet Age

mars 11, 1992
The Big Bombers
Season 2Episode 324 min

The Big Bombers

mars 18, 1992
Jet Fighters: Wings of Lightning
Season 2Episode 424 min

Jet Fighters: Wings of Lightning

mars 25, 1992
General Aviation: Barnstormers to Businessmen
Season 2Episode 524 min

General Aviation: Barnstormers to Businessmen

avr. 1, 1992
Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search
Season 2Episode 624 min

Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search

avr. 8, 1992
Locusts of War
Season 2Episode 724 min

Locusts of War

avr. 15, 1992
Mass Transit in the Skies
Season 2Episode 824 min

Mass Transit in the Skies

avr. 29, 1992
Flying Lite: Gliders and Ultralights
Season 2Episode 924 min

Flying Lite: Gliders and Ultralights

mai 6, 1992
Attack Aircraft
Season 2Episode 1024 min

Attack Aircraft

When a fighter or bomber strikes ground forces, it is acting as an attack aircraft. Many fighters can play this role, but recent wars have shown the value of dedicated attack aircraft, designed to hit hard and survive extensive battle damage.
mai 13, 1992
Higher than the Sky and Faster than the Eye
Season 2Episode 1124 min

Higher than the Sky and Faster than the Eye

From the early days of flight, the military looked behind enemy lines with better and better spy planes. After the top secret U-2 was shot down over Russia, Lockheed developed the SR-71. Flying at Mach 3 near the edge of space, it out flew any missile.
mai 20, 1992
Experiments in Flight
Season 2Episode 1224 min

Experiments in Flight

Chuck Yeager's X-1 flight through the "sound barrier" set the stage for the U.S. experimental X-program, a systematic exploration of fresh ideas in aviation. Pilots flew at the cutting edge of technology in untried, untested, and unknown aircraft.
juin 3, 1992
Rocket Aircraft
Season 2Episode 1324 min

Rocket Aircraft

In the 1920s, aircraft designers began searching for ways to incorporate the powerful propulsion of rockets into their flying machines. Efforts to harness and control rocket propulsion resulted in many failures but also some dramatic successes.
juin 10, 1992

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