Planes That Changed the World

Episode 01

DC-3

Mar 24, 2015 · 46 min

Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.

Episode 02

Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky

Mar 31, 2015 · 46 min

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 03

SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance

Apr 7, 2015 · 46 min

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.