‎Planes That Changed The World - Apple TV

TV Show · Documentary · History

These are the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies: The Douglas DC3 was the first truly successful passenger aircraft. The SR71 Blackbird re-invented the cutting edge of aviation technology with speeds of Mach 3 system. The Airbus A380 is the biggest commercial plane of all time.

2015 · 44m

Starring Anthony Davis

Director Ian Clark, Ned Parker

EPISODE 1

DC-3

Wing flaps. A circular fuselage. Swept back wings. A little bit of the historic DC-3 exists in every plane that flies today. This masterpiece of engineering went against all received aviation wisdom when it was created in the 1930s, but the gamble paid off magnificently, and created a revolution. The DC-3 helped boost an economy still reeling from the Depression, played the lead role in the D-Day invasion, and through its versatility, rugged reliability, and economy, changed air travel forever.

44 min
EPISODE 2

A380 Superjumbo

A double-decked monster designed to carry 800 passengers and revolutionize the highways of the sky.

44 min
EPISODE 3

SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed is tasked with creating a plane invisible to Russian radar, capable of reaching an altitude of 80,000 feet and speeds of Mach 3.2.

44 min

Anthony Davis

Narrator
Ian Clark

Director
Ned Parker

Director
Ned Parker

Producer