Reaching for the Skies

Reaching for the Skies

The Quest for Speed (1x10)


Date de diffusion: Nov 18, 1988

This film begins with the SR-71 Blackbird, expressed as the ultimate expression in the quest for speed. The film, after credits, begins with the 1905 Curtiss biplane, owned and flown by a venerable gentleman who had been a boy when the aircraft was new. Thereafter the film moves on the Schneider Cup competition, and features unique footage of the Napier Lion-powered Supermarine S.5 with its blood-curdling scream over the water. Concluding the Schneider Cup is the S.6 and S.6b.

  • Classement #
  • Première: Sept 1988
  • Épisodes: 12
  • Abonnés: 0
  • Fini
  • BBC Two
  • Inconnu