

First Flights with Neil Armstrong
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第 1 季第 1 集 - By the Seat of Their Pants
在受支持的设备上观看1991年9月24日25 分钟Using Lilienthal's glider research, the Wright brothers achieved controlled flight. The French reacted with renewed effort and Bleriot crossed the English Channel. Each airplane had its own personality and a pilot flew by his wits, instinct and luck.免费观看第 1 季第 2 集 - Every Day a Better Design
在受支持的设备上观看1991年10月1日25 分钟Aviators separated into two groups: the airplane designer/builders and those who tried to master the art of flying. While French pilot Pegoud thrilled crowds by performing aerial loops, new airplanes pushed the bounds of speed and distance.免费观看第 1 季第 3 集 - Flying Aces, War in the Air
在受支持的设备上观看1991年10月8日25 分钟WW1 gave the airplane a job, soon the battlefields were full of unarmed aircraft, peering down at the trenches, then carrying news of an impending attack. With a machine gun mounted on the cowling of a Morane-Saulnier Bullet, the fighter plane was born.免费观看第 1 季第 4 集 - Flying Entrepreneurs
在受支持的设备上观看1991年10月15日25 分钟After the war, seasoned pilots who had once dueled with an enemy over the trenches, now performed aerobatics for spectators. Aviators as barnstormers quickly became an endearing folk hero; and also businessman carrying mail and passengers.免费观看第 1 季第 5 集 - Flying the Mail
在受支持的设备上观看1993年11月16日22 分钟Airmail pioneers demonstrated that airplanes had a bright commercial future. The variety of aircraft was dazzling -- anything with wings was put to use. But conditions were harsh and pilots had to be hardy and brave to risk flying the mail.免费观看第 1 季第 6 集 - Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage
在受支持的设备上观看1993年11月23日22 分钟In the 1920s when just about anyone could afford a car, interest grew in a safe, inexpensive airplane that anyone could fly. Convenience went a step further in roadable aircraft -- vehicles that could travel the highways, then convert to an airplane.免费观看第 1 季第 7 集 - First in Speed: Air Racing
在受支持的设备上观看1993年11月30日22 分钟From the early years of flight until the late 1930s, air racing was the single most important testing ground for engineering advancements. It provided a breathtaking combination of daredevil risk taking and technological innovation.免费观看第 1 季第 8 集 - Bigger is Better
在受支持的设备上观看1991年10月22日26 分钟During the 1920's and 30's, designers believed that bigger is better. Airline companies were formed, requiring larger, more comfortable airplanes. With the limitations of early airfields for large planes, the flying boat became the queen of the sky.免费观看第 1 季第 9 集 - Fighters Between the Wars
在受支持的设备上观看1991年10月29日26 分钟Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan redefined the arts of aerial warfare with their revolutionary aircraft designs. As the storm clouds gathered for the Second World War, the rest of the world slowly began to rise to the challenge.免费观看第 1 季第 10 集 - Testing Under Fire
在受支持的设备上观看1991年11月5日26 分钟The first German WW2 air attacks destroyed most old biplane fighters. The Allies responded with new monoplane designs. Britain with the Hurricane and Spitfire. The US mobilized designers and builders and produced an incredible range of aircraft.免费观看第 1 季第 11 集 - New Generation of Flyers
在受支持的设备上观看1991年11月12日25 分钟American industry entered the competition to create the world's best fighter -- one that was faster and carried more armament. A dramatic increase in horsepower produced the P-47 Thunderbolt, often claimed to be the fastest fighter of the war.免费观看第 1 季第 12 集 - Air Battles At Sea
在受支持的设备上观看1991年11月20日26 分钟Light, maneuverable and capable of flying long distances, the Japanese Zero was the ideal air weapon for the island hopping Pacific war. While the Japanese built fleets of light, replaceable aircraft, the Americans opted for large, high-powered warbirds.免费观看第 1 季第 13 集 - Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age
在受支持的设备上观看1993年11月9日22 分钟During WWII, the Messerschmitt 262, and the Gloster Meteor were introduced. With these first operational jet fighters, a new era in aerial combat had begun. As jet met jet over Korea, the MiG-15 proved Russia to be a a major power in jet development.免费观看