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Planes That Never Flew

Planes That Never Flew is a Discovery Channel documentary series about experimental aircraft projects that never flew. Over four one-hour episodes, the series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport, and a nuclear-powered long range bomber.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United States of America, United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: N/A

Duration: 47 minutes

Release: 2003-04-04

Rating: 5

1"The Last Rocket Fighter"

2003-04-04

The British-designed Saunders-Roe SR177, an advanced rocket plane that, though capable of climbing to the very edge of space, fell victim to sabotage by a rival aircraft company.

2"The American SST"

2003-04-11

A documentary on the SST, America's answer to Concorde in the competition between Europe and the United States to build a supersonic airliner.

3"America's First Jet Fighter"

2003-04-18

The history of 1950s icon the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, designed by engineer Clarence `Kelly' Johnson, who had previously failed in an attempt to create a supersonic fighter.

4"The Atomic Bomber"

2003-04-25

The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.