Classic British Aircraft

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 Jetliners 3.2 Surveillance 3.3 Buccaneer 3.4 Helicopters 3.5 Navy Fighters 3.6 Early Jets 3.7 Radar 3.8 Transport 3.9 Twins 3.10 WWII Stalemates 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 6 Links 6.1 Release Post 6.2 Related Documentaries 6.3 ed2k Links

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Technology Documentary hosted by Harry Enfield, published by Discovery Channel in 2004 - English narration

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Celebrating inspirational British aircraft and profiling the passionate enthusiasts who keep these planes flying, CLASSIC BRITISH AIRCRAFT pays tribute to the unique design qualities, highly distinctive styling and brilliant innovation of these machines. CLASSIC BRITISH AIRCRAFT will explore the history, successes, failures and current uses of both civilian and military aircraft, such as the VC10 (the fastest airliner in the world after the demise of Concorde), the Trident, the Lightning (which still holds climbing records that may never be broken) and the Sea Vixen. Accompany mechanics who piece together these items of living history, trawling the world for obscure parts. Learn from craftsmen who have rediscovered lost skills, and meet some of the airmen who operated the aircraft in their heyday, as well as current pilots who have the responsibility of handling these irreplaceable machines.

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Highlighting de Haviland's Trident and Vickers VC10, this episode explores the history and pioneering features of these early passenger jetliners. Find out why these classic aircraft still have fans to this day.

[edit] Surveillance

This episode focuses on military aircraft - the English Electric Canberra and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod. Built for information gathering, surveillance and rescue missions, find out how these planes did their job.

[edit] Buccaneer

The Blackburn Buccaneer was a military aircraft developed in the 1950s to carry nuclear weapons. With advanced features for its day such as low detectability and high speeds, it played a valuable role in the military effort.

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Celebrating the Bristol Sycamore and Westland Wasp and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] Navy Fighters

Celebrating the Hawker Sea Hawk and DeHavilland Sea Vixen and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] Early Jets

Celebrating the Gloster Meteor and DeHavilland Vampire and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] Radar

Celebrating the Gannet and Shackleton and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] Transport

Celebrating the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer and Blackburn Beverly and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] Twins

Celebrating the DeHavilland Rapide and Avro Anson and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

[edit] WWII Stalemates

Celebrating the Gloster Gladiator and Bristol Blenheim and profiling the passionate enthusiasts that keep them flying.

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[edit] Technical Specs

Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 1010 kbps
Video Resolution: 640x352
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.818:1
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 128kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 22:14.160
Number Of Parts: 10
Part Size: 180 MB /average
Ripped by: unknown

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[edit] Release Post

• MVGroup.org (torrent)

[edit] Related Documentaries

• Top Gun (Channel 4)
• RAF Early Jets
• British Airways: 100 Years in the Sky
• Air Enterprise: The Flying Boats
• Great British Aircraft
• Flying Across Britain
• The Hawker Hunter
• The De Havilland Comet
• The Avro Shackleton
• The Flying Years
• The Panavia Tornado
• Look at Life: Civil Aviation in the 60s
• The Red Arrows
• Britain's Greatest Pilot (BBC)
• Last Flight of the Vulcan Bomber
• Flying Boats
• A Great British Air Disaster
• Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies
• TSR2 - The Untold Story
• Britain's Greatest Machines Season 2
• Lightning Interceptor
• Whittle - The Jet Pioneer
• High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air
• Vulcan Bomber: Return to the Skies
• Secret Life of the Airport
• Inside RAF Brize Norton

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