First Flights with Neil Armstrong - Season 3 Episode 13 Propellers - Wings With A Twist

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

The Wright brothers realized that a propeller was a rotating wing – giving it a twist made it practical. By the mid 1930s, variable pitch and NACA research revolutionized propeller design. With the coming of the jet age, propellers fell out of favor for large aircraft. But designers soon realized that a fast turboprop with an advanced propeller could be more efficient than the best jetliners.

Year 1993

Studio A&E

Director Rick Gordon

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

Popularity 0.5148

Language English