Genres
Planes That Never Flew
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.
Top Cast
John Hedges
Narrator
George Kerevan
Himself
Eric Brown
Himself
Seasons
Season 1 (2003)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Last Rocket Fighter
2003-04-04The 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.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 2: The American SST
2003-04-11A documentary on the SST, America's answer to Concorde in the competition between Europe and the United States to build a supersonic airliner.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 3: America's First Jet Fighter
2003-04-18The 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.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 4: The Atomic Bomber
2003-04-25The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
Runtime: 47 min
