This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
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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 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?
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
The tv show is currently not available onine
Tom Brisley
Smithsonian Channel , Arrow Media
