Planes That Never Flew

Name: Planes That Never Flew
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-04-04
Rating: 5
Cast: John Hedges, George Kerevan, Eric Brown

5.0 IMDb 7.4 (21) Apr 2003 1 Season 4 Episodes 47m/ep

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Overview

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.

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🇦🇺 Australia · English

Cast

John Hedges

Narrator

George Kerevan

Himself

Eric Brown

Himself

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 47m

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 47m

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 47m

The Atomic Bomber

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

Apr 25, 2003 47m

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