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1. The Last Rocket Fighter

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.

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E2 47 min

2. The American SST

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

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E3 47 min

3. America's First Jet 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.

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E4 47 min

4. The Atomic Bomber

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

Planes That Never Flew (2003)

5.0 (2) 1 Season 47m/ep 2003-04-04 AU

Planes That Never Flew is a Discovery Channel documentary series about experimental aircraft projects that never flew. Over four one-hour episodes, the series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport, and a nuclear-powered long range bomber.

Genres: Documentary

Stars: John Hedges, George Kerevan, Eric Brown