Planes That Never Flew  - TV series (2003)

1. The Last Rocket Fighter

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04/04/2003

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.

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

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11/04/2003

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

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

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18/04/2003

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.

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

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25/04/2003

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

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