Planes That Changed the World

E1. DC-3

Mar 24, 2015 · 46m

Emerging as a rival to Boeing's 247, the rigorously tested twin-engine DC3 would eventually radicalise the aviation industry in 1934.

E2. Airbus A380 - Giant of the Sky

Mar 31, 2015 · 46m

This double-decked monster was designed to carry 800 passengers and revolutionise the highways of the sky, so why did it take 17 years to lift off?

E3. SR-71 Blackbird - Hypersonic Surveillance

Apr 7, 2015 · 46m

Lockheed were tasked with creating a plane invisible to Russian radar, capable of reaching an altitude of 80,000 ft and speeds of Mach 3.2.