Episode
Modern Marvels: Extreme Aircraft II
Overview
Take a supersonic flight through a world of flying machines that are redefining our skies. Pull serious G’s in the U.S. military’s latest fighter jet: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Riding shotgun in the lethal B-1B Lancer, and look close or you’ll miss the swarm of MAV’s (Micro Air Vehicles)–so small they are launched out of a backpack. The “vertical takeoff and landing” capable PAV’s (Personal Aerial Vehicles) may be the answer to the commuting needs of tired travelers. Then, discover how a commercial jetliner has been retrofitted into the biggest flying fire truck the world has ever seen.
Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2007-09-20
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Extreme Aircraft II is Episode 33 in Season 14 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2007-09-20. The runtime is 44 min.
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