Flight
Description
As early as the 1500s, we were dreaming of flight - that's when Leonardo da Vinci tried to build his flying machine. Unfortunately, his "Ornithopter" didn't work, and indeed, the airplanes of today do not have flapping wings! This program charts the history of manned flight - from the kite made by the now-famous Wright brothers, which became the forerunner of the flying machine, to today's commercial planes that can top 800 kmph. What is it that makes our current planes fly 12 times faster? Advances in aviation led to the Airbus A380, the largest passenger plane in the world, as well as to the scramjet built by NASA. So what will be the next quirky discovery for flight?
Runtime
30 min
Series
Subjects
- Physics (399)
- Aerodynamics (39)
- Technology (1161)
- Technology and civilization (75)
- Aeronautics (176)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
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