Planes That Never Flew

2003
1 Seasons
4 Episodes
5 (2)
Ended

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.

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Seasons

4. The Atomic Bomber

April 25, 2003

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

3. America's First Jet Fighter

April 18, 2003

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.

2. The American SST

April 11, 2003

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

1. The Last Rocket Fighter

April 04, 2003

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.