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Les Ailes de légende (2008)

Great Planes

2008 - 2012 3 saisons 46 ép.

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S3 · E1 · 25 avr. 2012

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Épisode 1

Great Planes looks into the stories behind the most influential, innovative and intriguing machines that ever took flight. Though mainly known as the plane that dropped the atomic bombs, the B-29 had a post war career in the “X” plane program and Korea.

45 min

S3 · E2 · 2 mai 2012

Lockheed C-130 Hercules Épisode 2

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 60 nations.

45 min

S3 · E3 · 9 mai 2012

Hawker Siddeley/British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas AV-8 Harrier Jump Jet Épisode 3

World's first vertical takeoff and landing fixed-wing aircraft; first jet to have hovering capabilities.

45 min

S3 · E4 · 16 mai 2012

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter Épisode 4

The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the United States, beginning in the 1960s. Hundreds remain in service in air forces around the world in the early 21st Century, and the type has also been the basis for a number of other aircraft.

45 min

S3 · E5 · 23 mai 2012

Republic F-105 Thunderchief Épisode 5

Biggest single engine fighter of its day; became known as the one-man air force; biggest single-engine, single-seat fighter aircraft ever built.

45 min

S3 · E6 · 30 mai 2012

North American XB-70 Valkyrie Épisode 6

The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep penetration bomber for the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command. Designed in the late 1950s, the Valkyrie was a large six-engined aircraft able to fly Mach 3+ at an altitude of 70,000 ft (21,000 m), which would have allowed it to avoid interceptors, the only effective anti-bomber weapon at the time.

45 min

S3 · E7 · 6 juin 2012

Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II Épisode 7

The A-10 Thunderbolt is also known as the Warthog, the 'flying gun' and the Tankbuster. The aircraft was used extensively during Operation Desert Storm, in support of Nato operations in response to the Kosovo crisis, in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

45 min

S3 · E8 · 13 juin 2012

McDonnell Douglas AH-64 Apache Épisode 8

The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It is armed with a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage. It has four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons, typically carrying a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles and Hydra 70 rocket pods. The AH-64 has a large amount of systems redundancy to improve combat survivability.

45 min

S3 · E9 · 20 juin 2012

North American Rockwell B-1 Lancer Épisode 9

The U.S. Air Force B-1B took off at the end of a long line of American strategic bombers. Dubbed the “born-again bomber,” this sleek stealth based aircraft flies low and fast to avoid enemy radar.

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S3 · E10 · 27 juin 2012

Grumman F-111 Aardvark Épisode 10

The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” is a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also fills the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s and first entering service in 1967, the United States Air Force (USAF) variants were officially retired by 1998. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the sole remaining operator of the F-111.

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