The History of Flight Episodes Available now
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The Future
In most cases the needs of the military shape development in aviation
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Supersonic Flight
In 1947 Charles Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound
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Flying for Fun
What type of person learns to fly?
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Safety
Flight travel is one of the safest way to travel - how?
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Helicopters
The past, present and future of helicopters
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Utility Aircrafts
From crop spraying to fire fighting, aircraft have affected our everyday lives
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Passenger Flight
Boeing and Airbus have dominated the passenger plane market
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Military Aircraft
For the first time in the history of warfare aeroplanes were used in World War One
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Pioneers of Flight
A look at five important pioneers in aviation
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Hot Air Balloons and Airships
Over a 100 years before the first plane took off, the first manned balloon flight was made