More than seven hours of aviation footage, from the first flights to the edge of space!
The incredible journey of Aviation takes you from short flights across a field to the screaming hypersonic edge of space as you tour dramatic moments in the history of flight in this six-DVD set. Begin with the Wright brothers in 1909 then follow a 1924 around-the-globe adventure by plane in Volume 1. American engineering takes center stage in Volume 2 and the training of future aviation support is profiled in Volume 2. Jump to shocking WWII footage of the famous and tragic raid on the Ploesti oil fields by B-24 Liberators in Volume 4. Feel the strain U.S. Air Force test pilots are subjected to in Volume 5. Strap in with Neil Armstrong in Volume 6 as he scrapes the upper edge of the atmosphere in the 1950s and ’60s with the cutting edge XF and X-15 rocket planes.
Format: DVD 6 discs
Run time: 7+ hours