First Flights with Neil Armstrong — Season 1, Episode 8: Bigger is Better
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 39 episodes
Episode synopsis
During the 1920's and 30's, designers believed that bigger is better. Airline companies were formed, requiring larger, more comfortable airplanes. With the limitations of early airfields for large planes, the flying boat became the queen of the sky.
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
- E9Fighters Between the Wars
- E10Testing Under Fire
- E11New Generation of Flyers
- E12Air Battles At Sea
- E13Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age