Great Planes
(1988)
Overview
Great Planes was the original subset of Wings episodes which focused on one particular aircraft type. The original Great Planes program was initially produced by Aviation Video International in Australia, and distributed by the Discovery Channel. When it initially aired in America, the majority of episodes were narrated by the program's Australian writer and director, Luke Swann, with some others written and narrated by John Honey and Phil Chugg. In 1991 (notably following the first Gulf War),…
Cast
Episodes
Boeing 707 0.0
April 6, 1988
The Boeing 707 is an American long-range narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airp…
Boeing 747 0.0
April 13, 1988
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in th…
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 0.0
April 20, 1988
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Co…
Boeing B-29 Superfortress 0.0
April 27, 1988
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing and flown pr…
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 0.0
May 4, 1988
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (also known as the "BUFF") is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bo…
British Aerospace/McDonnell Douglas Harrier 0.0
May 11, 1988
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vert…
Consolidated B-24 Liberator 0.0
May 18, 1988
The B-24 was used extensively in World War II. It served in every branch of the American armed forces as well as severa…
Consolidated PBY Catalina 0.0
May 25, 1988
The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s and 1940s. It wa…
Convair B-36 Peacemaker 0.0
June 1, 1988
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF)…
Douglas A-1 Skyraider 0.0
June 8, 1988
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1…
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk 0.0
June 15, 1988
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a single-seat subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft developed for the United States…
Douglas A-26 Invader 0.0
June 22, 1988
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground at…
Douglas C-47 Dakota 0.0
June 29, 1988
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.…
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 0.0
July 6, 1988
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (referred to as the "Viper" by its crew) is a single-engine multirole fighter…
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 0.0
July 13, 1988
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production varian…
Grumman F-14 Tomcat 0.0
July 20, 1988
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep win…
Grumman F4F Wildcat/F6F Hellcat 0.0
July 27, 1988
The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United Stat…
Lockheed Constellation 0.0
August 3, 1988
The Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven, four-engined airliner built by Lockheed Corporation starti…
Lockheed C-130 Hercules 0.0
August 10, 1988
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built origina…
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 0.0
August 17, 1988
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a …
Lockheed P-38 Lightning 0.0
August 24, 1988
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seated, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during Wor…
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 0.0
August 31, 1988
The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and …
Martin B-26 Marauder 0.0
September 7, 1988
The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The …
Martin B-57 Canberra 0.0
September 14, 1988
The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered se…
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II 0.0
September 21, 1988
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic je…
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle 0.0
September 28, 1988
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnel…
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 0.0
October 5, 1988
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, d…
North American B-25 Mitchell 0.0
October 12, 1988
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major G…
North American F-86 Sabre 0.0
October 19, 1988
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North Am…
North American F-100 Super Sabre 0.0
October 26, 1988
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States …
North American P-51 Mustang 0.0
November 2, 1988
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during …
North American XB-70 Valkyrie 0.0
November 9, 1988
The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the planned B-70 nuclear-armed, deep-penetratio…
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter 0.0
November 16, 1988
The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in t…
Republic F-84 Thunderjet 0.0
November 23, 1988
The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. Originating as a 1944 United States Army…
Republic F-105 Thunderchief 0.0
November 30, 1988
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Capable o…
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 0.0
December 7, 1988
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American aerospace company Republi…
Rockwell B-1 Lancer 0.0
December 14, 1988
The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It is co…
Vought A-7 Corsair II 0.0
December 21, 1988
The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-…
Vought F4U Corsair 0.0
December 28, 1988
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft which saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. …