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Modern Marvels
1993
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Modern Marvels
Extreme Aircraft 11 Season 32 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
Join us for a supersonic look at some of the most cutting-edge aircraft ever developedโfrom the X-1 that first broke the sound barrier to the X-43 Scramjet that recently flew at Mach 7. These extreme aircraft have made their mark on aeronautical history, and sometimes on political history as well. The U-2 and SR-71 spy planes played a crucial role in the Cold War, and now Lockheed Martin's top-secret "Skunkworks" division is touting the new "air dominance" fighter planeโ the F/A-22 Raptor.
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