First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 2: Every Day a Better Design
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
Aviators separated into two groups: the airplane designer/builders and those who tried to master the art of flying. While French pilot Pegoud thrilled crowds by performing aerial loops, new airplanes pushed the bounds of speed and distance.
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
- 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