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.
Season 1
4 episodes
A documentary on the SST, America's answer to Concorde in the competition between Europe and the United States to build a supersonic airliner.
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.
The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
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Episode 1
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.
47 min
Episode 2
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.
47 min
Episode 3
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.
47 min
Episode 4
The Atomic Bomber
The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
47 min
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