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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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Season 1

8.5/1017 votes
DC-3
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/24/2015
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
9.0/1017 votes
Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/31/2015
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?
Director: Ned Parker
Writer: Unknown
9.1/1028 votes
SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2015
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown