 $19.95
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Nova: Faster than Sound
- VHS Video
Go behind the scenes to see the real story of the
international race to fly faster than sound. You'll
see vintage footage of dramatic test flights, listen
to visionary designers who invented wings, bodies,
engines, and tails that pushed planes to supersonic
limits, and meet the heroic pilots who had the right
stuff to risk their lives to fly faster than sound.
60 min. |
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$24.95
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Extreme Aircraft
Modern Marvels -
VHS Video
This video takes you on a white knuckle ride through
the history of revolutionary aircraft. From the X-1,
the first plane to travel faster than the speed of
sound, to the X-43 Scramjet, which recently topped
Mach 7, experts examine every facet of these historic
machines. With extensive features on Cold War icons
such as the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird, as well as a
visit to Lockheed's famed "skunkworks,"
this is the ultimate profile of the ultimate flying
machines. 50 minutes. |
$24.95 |
Modern Marvels:
Breaking the Sound Barrier - VHS Video
In 1947, Chuck Yeager flew faster than the
speed of sound, opening up a new era in aviation.
But his feat was made possible by the daring of other
pilots who are largely forgotten today. Through extensive
footage, in-depth explanations of the challenges,
and the recollections of the pilots, fabricators and
engineers involved, this video presents the full story.
From the labs to the skies, trace the effort that
propelled aviation into the future. 50 minutes. |
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$19.95 |
Mach One
- VHS Video
Fifty years ago, one of the great barriers in aviation
was finally broken when Chuck Yeager flew his Bell
X-1 faster than the speed of sound and into history.
It marked the beginning of a new age of flight. This
riveting program is the first time the complete story
of the quest to break the sound barrier has been told
by the men who actually did it. Every pilot involved,
including Yeager, along with crew chiefs and supervising
officers, pitch in to help tell the astonishing story.
See extensive footage of the many false starts, failed
attempts and tests, and ride along on the landmark
flight. From the Happy Bottom Riding Club to the constant
tinkering with the fickle X-1, here is the definitive
chronicle of one of the most significant moments in
the twentieth century. |
$14.95 |
Legends of Airpower:
Chuck Yeager
- VHS Video
Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager - WWII ace
and the man who broke the sound barrier as depicted
in screen classic The Right Stuff. Chuck Yeager
has had a bigger than life career, always poised
on the edge of the envelope. He broke the sound
barrier flying "Glamorous Glennis," has
won nearly every aviation award, was awarded a peacetime
Medal of Honor and was the youngest man enshrined
in the Aviation Hall of Fame. 30 Minutes. |
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