Documentary

Planes That Changed the World

8.0(1)

First Aired:March 24, 2015

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:3

Status:Ended

This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.

Seasons & Episodes

E1DC-3

Mar 24, 2015

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

E2Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky

Mar 31, 2015

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?

E3SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance

Apr 7, 2015

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.

This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.