About this season
Explore the last 100 years of aviation history in unprecedented detail. From the Wright brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landings and beyond, the series highlights milestones in an industry defined by innovation.
Episodes (5)
1. What Can't We Do?
Aired 1 February 2016 • 42 min
A chronicle of how Bill Boeing and his contemporaries, like Donald Douglas, took the invention of the airplane and forged an industry, delivering advancements in communication, transportation, and warfare.
2. Miracle Planes
Aired 8 February 2016 • 42 min
Detailing the role American industry and planes like the Boeing B-17, B-29, and North American P-51 Mustang played in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan.
3. Shrinking the Earth
Aired 15 February 2016 • 42 min
The story of three Boeing planes that launched the jet age – the B-47 bomber, the Boeing 707 and the iconic Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet – planes made possible by secrets discovered in a German Forest at the close of WWII.
4. In the Vastness of Space
Aired 22 February 2016 • 42 min
The story of Project Apollo and humankind’s first journey to the moon on Apollo 8. NASA icons and individuals from American industry reflect on past achievements and explore humanity’s future in space.
5. Dreamliner
Aired 29 February 2016 • 42 min
Revealing the technology, resources, and risk required to build commercial aircraft in the modern world through the story of Boeing's most recent revolution in jet design, the 787.