Reaching for the Skies - Season 1 Episode 10 The Quest for Speed
1988-11-28
60 minutes.
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 Sep 12, 1988
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1 - 1The Pioneers Sep 12, 1988 -
1 - 2The Adventures Of Flight Sep 19, 1988
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1 - 3The Aeroplane Goes To War Sep 26, 1988
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1 - 4Victory over the Sea Oct 03, 1988
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1 - 5Bombers Oct 10, 1988
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1 - 6Fighters Oct 17, 1988
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1 - 7Giants of the Air Oct 24, 1988
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1 - 8Rivals over the Atlantic Oct 31, 1988
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1 - 9Trail Blazers Nov 07, 1988
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1 - 10The Quest for Speed Nov 14, 1988
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1 - 11Lighter than Air Nov 21, 1988
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1 - 12Vertical Flight Nov 28, 1988
Overview
This film begins with the SR-71 Blackbird, expressed as the ultimate expression in the quest for speed. The film, after credits, begins with the 1905 Curtiss biplane, owned and flown by a venerable gentleman who had been a boy when the aircraft was new. Thereafter the film moves on the Schneider Cup competition, and features unique footage of the Napier Lion-powered Supermarine S.5 with its blood-curdling scream over the water. Concluding the Schneider Cup is the S.6 and S.6b.
Year 1988
Studio BBC Two
Director
Crew
Popularity 0.7108
Language English
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