Planes That Changed the World (2015)
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
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Seasons & Episode
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Episode 1 - DC-3
March. 24,2015
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
Episode 2 - Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
March. 31,2015
This double-decked monster was designed to carry 800 passengers and revolutionise the highways of the sky, so why did it take 17 years to lift off?
Episode 3 - SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
April. 07,2015
Lockheed were tasked with creating a plane invisible to Russian radar, capable of reaching an altitude of 80,000 ft and speeds of Mach 3.2.
