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NOVA

Season 18 · Episode 16

Fastest Planes in the Sky

0.055mNovember 12, 1991

The fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster.

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Episodes

Episode 1Return to Mt. St. Helens
Episode 2ConFusion in a Jar
Episode 3The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)
Episode 4Case of the Flying Dinosaur
Episode 5T. rex Exposed
Episode 6The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman
Episode 7The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon
Episode 8The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission
Episode 9Swimming With Whales
Episode 10The Chip vs. the Chess Master
Episode 11Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape
Episode 12So You Want to Be a Doctor?
Episode 13Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode 14Suicide Mission to Chernobyl
Episode 15Taller Than Everest?
Episode 16Fastest Planes in the Sky
Episode 17Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife
Episode 18Skyscraper! A NOVA Special
Episode 19The Fine Art of Faking It