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The coming of the jets.

The jet has brought revolutionary changes to the way we see the world. But as so often with technological advances, the early inventions came from military demands. Jets were flying in combat before the end of the Second World War. Yet early types like the Messerschmitt Me 262 and Lockheed P-80 Shoo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Powell, Robert, 1944- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [London] : [Pyrmont, N.S.W.] : British Broadcasting Corp. Worldwide ; Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], ©2009.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Aeronautics > History.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Aerial operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations.
Airplanes > History.
Supersonic planes > History.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations aériennes.
Avions > Histoire.
Avions supersoniques > Histoire.
Aeronautics.
Airplanes.
Military operations, Aerial.
Supersonic planes.
1939-1953
Alexander Street Video.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The jet has brought revolutionary changes to the way we see the world. But as so often with technological advances, the early inventions came from military demands. Jets were flying in combat before the end of the Second World War. Yet early types like the Messerschmitt Me 262 and Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star could barely reach speeds of 550 miles per hour, well below that of sound. If the Wright brothers' epic first flight off Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, in 1903 is aviation's greatest milestone, the development of the jet aircraft will surely be the next.
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 min.).
Production Credits:Narrated by Robert Powell.