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HDTV 1991 6 months ago

NOVA

NOVA

Fastest Planes in the Sky #S18E16

55 min 1974 6 months ago

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NOVA S18 E16 1974

Fastest Planes in the Sky

NOVA · Season 18, Episode 16

The fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster.

Episode 16 of Season 18 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

Genre

Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Return to Mt. St. Helens 2 ConFusion in a Jar 3 The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1) 4 Case of the Flying Dinosaur 5 T. rex Exposed 6 The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman 7 The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon 8 The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission 9 Swimming With Whales 10 The Chip vs. the Chess Master 11 Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape 12 So You Want to Be a Doctor? 13 Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls 14 Suicide Mission to Chernobyl 15 Taller Than Everest? 16 Fastest Planes in the Sky 17 Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife 18 Skyscraper! A NOVA Special 19 The Fine Art of Faking It

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