Great Planes - Season 2

Great Planes - Season 2

Season 2

Network
Episodes10
Datesjuil. 10, 2009 - nov. 11, 2009
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Episodes

North American F-100 Super Sabre
Season 2Episode 160 min

North American F-100 Super Sabre

juil. 10, 2009
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom
Season 2Episode 260 min

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom

juil. 17, 2009
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Season 2Episode 360 min

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

juil. 24, 2009
Vought A-7 Corsair II
Season 2Episode 460 min

Vought A-7 Corsair II

The F4U was arguably the finest propeller-driven fighter on the Allied side. It was the first single-engine American fighter to break 400 miles per hour in level flight. It was first driven by a Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engine of 1800 horsepower, about as powerful as they could get at the time. Vought simply built the smallest airframe they could around the huge radial engine. To maximize performance, a 13-foot Hamilton Standard Propeller was used. It was originally designed to be operated from an aircraft carrier but the US Navy decided it was unsuitable for precise landings and take offs, so they handed it over to the Marines for land-based use. It proved highly successful both as a fighter and in the ground attack role. It continued in use as an attack airplane through the Korean war, and the last Corsair was produced in 1953.
juil. 31, 2009
Douglas A-26 Invader
Season 2Episode 560 min

Douglas A-26 Invader

The A-26 Invader was introduced in October, 1944, and was involved in every conflict that followed until finally retired in 1969. There was no other airplane quite like it. It was a twin-engine medium bomber or ground attack aircraft that excelled at both tasks. The famous B-17 heavy bomber could carry about 8,000 pounds of bombs and could make a top speed of about 270 miles per hour. The A-26 carried half that load at 350 miles per hour and, with emergency boosters, up to more than 370. The ground attack version carried eight .50 caliber machine guns in the nose. The top turret carried two more and could be aimed ahead to supplement the eight fixed guns. With cheek packs added, the total came to eighteen heavy machine guns.
août 7, 2009
Bell P-39 Aircobra
Season 2Episode 660 min

Bell P-39 Aircobra

août 14, 2009
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Season 2Episode 760 min

Boeing CH-47 Chinook

août 21, 2009
Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter
Season 2Episode 860 min

Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter

août 28, 2009
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Season 2Episode 960 min

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

sept. 4, 2009
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Season 2Episode 1060 min

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

nov. 11, 2009

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