First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 1: By the Seat of Their Pants
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
Using Lilienthal's glider research, the Wright brothers achieved controlled flight. The French reacted with renewed effort and Bleriot crossed the English Channel. Each airplane had its own personality and a pilot flew by his wits, instinct and luck.
About First Flights with Neil Armstrong
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2Every Day a Better Design
- E3Flying Aces, War in the Air
- E4Flying Entrepreneurs
- E5Flying the Mail
- E6Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage
- E7First in Speed: Air Racing
- E8Bigger is Better
- E9Fighters Between the Wars
- E10Testing Under Fire
- E11New Generation of Flyers
- E12Air Battles At Sea
- E13Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age