Great Planes

In 1903, not only did the Wright brothers ’plane soar, but a young man named William Boeing stepped out of the Yale University gates. 13 years later, using wood, canvas and wire, the first "Boeing model", the B&W, was born. Boeing has since grown into a huge company and developed countless models, including the 1957-92 passenger jet, the 707. Later, we learn about the Constellation designed by Lockheed in the early 1940s. The fuselage of the machine evokes the graceful form of a dolphin, no wonder that with its beauty it also won the title of "Queen of Heaven". The C-69 was the first model to cross non-stop America, covering the Los Angeles-Washington DC distance in record time of 7 hours and 3 minutes. Connies were used for both military and civilian purposes until the early 1960s. This and many more stories are recounted here in Great Planes.

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Over Here

1996

Amelia Earhart

The Flight That Fought Back

The Amazing Howard Hughes

The Amazing Howard Hughes

Flight To You

Flight To You

2022

The Taking Of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

The Taking Of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

Faith of My Fathers

Victory at Entebbe

The Pilot's Love Song

The Pilot's Love Song

2014

Hunter and Hunted

Hunter and Hunted

2005

911: The Bronx

2008

The Detonators

The Detonators

2009

Tony Robinson's Fact Or Fiction

2001

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey

2009

Cities: Nature's New Wild

Cities: Nature's New Wild

2018

In Search of Myths and Heroes

In Search of Myths and Heroes

2005

Kakadu

Kakadu

2013

11M: El principio del fin

11M: El principio del fin

2022

Cao Xueqin and The Story of the Stone

Cao Xueqin and The Story of the Stone

2021

Entdecke die Welt

2016