Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: September 25, 1991
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 39
Networks: A&E
Genres: Documentary

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First Flights with Neil Armstrong(1991)

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Overview

NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.

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Season 1

13 episodes • 1991

#	Episode	Air Date
1	By the Seat of Their Pants	Sep 25, 1991
2	Every Day a Better Design	Oct 2, 1991
3	Flying Aces, War in the Air	Oct 9, 1991
4	Flying Entrepreneurs	Oct 16, 1991
5	Flying the Mail	Nov 17, 1993
6	Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage	Nov 24, 1993
7	First in Speed: Air Racing	Dec 1, 1993
8	Bigger is Better	Oct 23, 1991
9	Fighters Between the Wars	Oct 30, 1991
10	Testing Under Fire	Nov 6, 1991
11	New Generation of Flyers	Nov 13, 1991
12	Air Battles At Sea	Nov 20, 1991
13	Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age	Nov 10, 1993

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Season 2

13 episodes • 1992

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality	Mar 4, 1992
2	Air Forts Of The War	Nov 27, 1991
3	First Jets	Dec 4, 1991
4	Airliners: Passengers Join The Jet Age	Mar 11, 1992
5	The Big Bombers	Mar 18, 1992
6	Jet Fighters: Wings Of Lightening	Mar 25, 1992
7	General Aviation: Barnstormers To Businessmen	Apr 1, 1992
8	Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search	Apr 8, 1992
9	Locusts Of War	Jun 3, 1992
10	Attack Aircraft	May 13, 1992
11	Faster Than The Eye And Higher Than The Sky	May 20, 1992
12	Experiments In Flight	Jun 3, 1992
13	Rocket Aircraft	Jun 10, 1992

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Season 3

13 episodes • 1993

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Whirling Wings - Evolution of the Rotorhead	Sep 8, 1993
2	Water Birds - Floatplanes and Flying Boats	Sep 15, 1993
3	Jump to the Sky - Jet VTOL	Sep 22, 1993
4	Tail First Flying - the Canard	Sep 29, 1993
5	First Around The World	Oct 6, 1993
6	Flying Blind	Oct 20, 1993
7	Flying Wings	Oct 27, 1993
8	Flight Control - Wing Warping to Fly-by-Wire	Nov 3, 1993
9	Flash Of Glory - Aerial Combat Enters The Jet Age	Nov 10, 1993
10	Flying the Mail	Nov 17, 1993
11	Backyard Fliers - An Airplane In Every Garage	Nov 24, 1993
12	First In Speed: Air Racing	Dec 1, 1993
13	Propellers - Wings With A Twist	Dec 8, 1993

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