Flying Through Time

History, Technology Documentary hosted by Paul Roberts, published by Discovery Channel broadcasted as part of DC Wings series in 2004 - English narration


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Climb aboard an amazing journey and discover the excitement and joy of flying. Featuring both extraordinary archive photography and modern footage, this Australian series looks at the aeronautical advancements of both military and civilian aircraft over 26 episodes. Each adventure highlights the most remarkable aircraft ever to fly including historic airships, war planes, luxury jetliners and many more.

1)  Aircraft Carriers and The Hellcat 
Aircraft carrier development started as soon as the Wright brothers took to the air. However, it wasn't until WWII that the practice of using planes off floating platforms was tested in combat conditions. In this episode we explore the early development of the Aircraft Carrier. We also look at the Grumman Hellcat whose military record stands alone. This plane was one of history's best ever fighters - it had speed and manoeuvrability and it was extremely sturdy.

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Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 2565 kbps
Video Resolution: 704x536
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.313:1
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 24:00.400
Number Of Parts: 26
Part Size: 400 MB / average
Ripped by: DocFreak08

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Source: 
http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Flying_Through_Time