The Atomic Bomber
April 25, 2003
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Planes That Never Flew - S1 - E4
The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.
Planes That Never Flew: Season 1 - 4 Episode s
1x1 - The Last Rocket Fighter
April 4, 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.
1x2 - 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.
1x3 - 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.
1x4 - The Atomic Bomber
April 25, 2003
The story behind plans for an atomic bomber that failed to progress from the drawing board.