First Flights with Neil Armstrong - Season 1 Episode 13 Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age

Name: First Flights with Neil Armstrong
Genre: Documentary
Released: 08 Dec 1993
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Neil Armstrong

1993-12-08 United States of America 48 minutes.

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Season - Episode

3 Season 3 Sep 07, 1993

3 - 1

Whirling Wings - Evolution of the Rotorhead Sep 08, 1993
3 - 2

Water Birds - Floatplanes and Flying Boats Sep 15, 1993
3 - 3

Jump to the Sky - Jet VTOL Sep 22, 1993
3 - 4

Tail First Flying - the Canard Sep 29, 1993
3 - 5

First Around The World Oct 06, 1993
3 - 6

Flying Blind Oct 20, 1993
3 - 7

Flying Wings Oct 27, 1993
3 - 8

Flight Control - Wing Warping to Fly-by-Wire Nov 03, 1993
3 - 9

Flash Of Glory - Aerial Combat Enters The Jet Age Nov 10, 1993
3 - 10

Flying the Mail Nov 17, 1993
3 - 11

Backyard Fliers - An Airplane In Every Garage Nov 24, 1993
3 - 12

First In Speed: Air Racing Dec 01, 1993
3 - 13

Propellers - Wings With A Twist Dec 08, 1993

2 Season 2 Mar 03, 1992

2 - 1

The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality Mar 04, 1992
2 - 2

Air Forts Of The War Nov 27, 1991
2 - 3

First Jets Dec 04, 1991
2 - 4

Airliners: Passengers Join The Jet Age Mar 11, 1992
2 - 5

The Big Bombers Mar 18, 1992
2 - 6

Jet Fighters: Wings Of Lightening Mar 25, 1992
2 - 7

General Aviation: Barnstormers To Businessmen Apr 01, 1992
2 - 8

Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search Apr 08, 1992
2 - 9

Locusts Of War Jun 03, 1992
2 - 10

Attack Aircraft May 13, 1992
2 - 11

Faster Than The Eye And Higher Than The Sky May 20, 1992
2 - 12

Experiments In Flight Jun 03, 1992
2 - 13

Rocket Aircraft Jun 10, 1992

1 Season 1 Sep 24, 1991

1 - 1

By the Seat of Their Pants Sep 25, 1991
1 - 2

Every Day a Better Design Oct 02, 1991
1 - 3

Flying Aces, War in the Air Oct 09, 1991
1 - 4

Flying Entrepreneurs Oct 16, 1991
1 - 5

Flying the Mail Nov 17, 1993
1 - 6

Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage Nov 24, 1993
1 - 7

First in Speed: Air Racing Dec 01, 1993
1 - 8

Bigger is Better Oct 23, 1991
1 - 9

Fighters Between the Wars Oct 30, 1991
1 - 10

Testing Under Fire Nov 06, 1991
1 - 11

New Generation of Flyers Nov 13, 1991
1 - 12

Air Battles At Sea Nov 20, 1991
1 - 13

Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age Nov 10, 1993

Overview

During WWII, the Messerschmitt 262, and the Gloster Meteor were introduced. With these first operational jet fighters, a new era in aerial combat had begun. As jet met jet over Korea, the MiG-15 proved Russia to be a a major power in jet development.

Year 1993

Studio A&E

Director Rick Gordon

Crew Neil Hollander (Director), Rick Gordon (Director), J. Campbell Martin (Writer), Herb Kossover (Director)

Popularity 0.6205

Language English