Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline Strange shapes presents the most remarkable shapes ever sent into the air. From an early Flying Wing at Northrop in the 1920s that didn’t work to one that does, the Stealth Bomber. Also includes… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline From the Bell XV3 and XV15 to the Hawker and Harrier, a recounting of the planes that leap into the sky without a runway and some that were supposed to but did not. This… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline From dirigibles like the Hindenberg and Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose, touching all the major milestones along the way, up to the C5 Galaxy, Fat Albert, and the USSR’s giant AN 124. From dirigibles to… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline From a picture taken aloft by Wilbur Wright in 1909 and the first use of an observation aircraft in 1911 to the U2, AWACS and spy satellites, including the SR71 “Blackbird,” regarded by many… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline From the launching and retrieving of planes by dirigibles in the early 1900s to piggy-backing and today’s space shuttle. Piggybacking one plane on another is not an impossible ambition, as shown by the success… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline From the German SC-1262 and the 1930s drone controlled by wires connected to a telephone and Hitler’s ominous V-1 to ultra-lights and one-man rocket packs. A tribute to human ingenuity, this episode recounts the… Read More
Introduction Technology Documentary hosted by Luke Swann, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 1990. Outline Strange Planes have odd shapes, interesting tales. From the highly successful series “Wings” on The Discovery Channel comes the six-volume series “Strange Planes.” For aviation buffs, this collection is an insightful look at the… Read More
Introduction Piece of Cake is a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain (07 September 1940). Outline Flip Moran has been killed, horribly burning… Read More
Introduction Piece of Cake is a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain (07 September 1940). Outline August 1940 – Hornet squadron is reinforced… Read More
Introduction Piece of Cake is a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain (07 September 1940). Outline The German Blitzkrieg has begun with the… Read More
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