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The History of Flight Episodes

  1.

    The Future

    In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation

  2. Supersonic Flight

    In 1947 Charles Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound

  3. Flying for Fun

    What type of person learns to fly?

  4. Safety

    Flight travel is one of the safest way to travel - how?

  5. Utility Aircrafts

    From crop spraying to fire fighting, aircraft have affected our everyday lives

  6. Helicopters

    The past, present and future of helicopters

  7. Passenger Flight

    Boeing and Airbus have dominated the passenger plane market

  8. Military Aircraft

    For the first time in the history of warfare aeroplanes were used in World War One

  9. Pioneers of Flight

    A look at five important pioneers in aviation

  10. Hot Air Balloons and Airships

    Over a 100 years before the first plane took off, the first manned balloon flight was made