First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 11: New Generation of Flyers
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
American industry entered the competition to create the world's best fighter -- one that was faster and carried more armament. A dramatic increase in horsepower produced the P-47 Thunderbolt, often claimed to be the fastest fighter of the war.
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
- E1By the Seat of Their Pants
- 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
- E12Air Battles At Sea
- E13Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age