The Age of Aerospace
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Année : 2016
Nombre de saisons : 2
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 45 minutes
Genre(s) : Documentaire
The Age of Aerospace explores the last 100 years of aviation history in unprecedented detail. From the Wright brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landings and beyond, the series highlights milestones in an industry defined by innovation. Woven into this history is the story of The Boeing Company. Today it stands as the largest aerospace company in the world, but over much of the last century it navigated an uncertain future through war and peace, booms and busts. The Age of Aerospace recounts the fate of a company, a country, and its people, and the countless contributions to technology, culture, and history they have made.
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Saison 2
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Épisode 1 - What Can't We Do
1 février 2016
The premiere episode reveals how Bill Boeing, Donald Douglas, James McDonnell and their contemporaries took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare.
Épisode 2 - Miracle Planes
8 février 2016
Details the role American industry and planes--including the B-29 Superfortress, North American P-51 Mustang and the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress--played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan.
Épisode 3 - Shrinking the Earth
15 février 2016
Explores three planes that launched the jet age: the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the 747 Jumbo Jet, the world’s first jumbo jet that reshaped global air travel. These three planes were made possible by secrets discovered in a German forest at the close of WWII.
Épisode 4 - In the Vastness of Space
22 février 2016
Tells the story of Project Apollo, which accomplished landing the first humans on the Moon, and humankind’s first journey to the Moon on Apollo 8. Other topics include humanity’s future in space.
Épisode 5 - Dreamliner
29 février 2016
Reveals the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of the most recent revolution in jet design, the 787 Dreamliner.
Épisode 1 - The First Space War
8 septembre 2017
Sixty years after the launch of Sputnik satellites become the invisible infrastructure that power the world; it wasn't until the 1991 Gulf War that the public came to recognize the transformative power of GPS and communications satellites.
Épisode 2 - The Spirits from St. Louis
15 septembre 2017
James McDonnell and his St. Louis-based McDonnell Aircraft transform naval aviation following WWII, bringing the first jet-powered fighter to American carrier decks; McDonnell Banshees, Voodoos and Phantoms become iconic defenders of the free world.
Épisode 3 - Going Vertical: Piasecki's Machine
22 septembre 2017
Frank Piasecki was a pioneer of rotorcraft and his groundbreaking tandem rotor design brought the helicopter into the modern age; the iconic Chinook helicopter and it's many uses from combat to humanitarian aid is his legacy.
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