Planes That Changed the World Episode Rating Graph
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
Best Episodes of Planes That Changed the World
DC-3
S1 Ep1
24th Mar 2015
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
Worst Episodes of Planes That Changed the World
SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
S1 Ep3
7th Apr 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.
Planes That Changed the World Episode Guide
DC-3
S1 Ep1
24th Mar 2015
Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.
Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky
S1 Ep2
31st Mar 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?
SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance
S1 Ep3
7th Apr 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.