Eliminating the fuselage on aircraft was an idea that never came to fruition, but it gave rise to a smaller, more aerodynamic design: the Flying Wing. Seen in the 1929 Halten Meteor to the modern-day Stealth Bomber, this smooth design featured backward wings, moving wings, small wings and even no wings at all; backward engines that "pushed" instead of "pulled"; engines that both pushed and pulled; huge tails and no tails. Aircraft seen include the Bell X5, XP 57 "Bat", SR71 Blackbird, F7 Cutlass, "Lifting Bodies", X24 and X29.
| Title | Wings - Season 2 Episode 6 : Strange Shapes |
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| Alternative Titles | Discovery Wings, Discovery: Wings, Great Planes |
| Subtitle Available |
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| First Air Date | 1988-04-06 |
| Last Air Date | 2004-05-11 |
| Number of Episodes | 124 |
| Number of Seasons | 9 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | Discovery, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 1 Drones, Midgets and Mutations Drones, Midgets and Mutations
1990-08-29Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 2 Parasites Parasites
1990-09-05Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 3 Eyes in the Sky Eyes in the Sky
1990-09-12Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 4 Giants Giants
1990-09-19Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 5 Vertical Vertical
1990-09-26Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 6 Strange Shapes Strange Shapes
1990-10-03Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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Wings Season 2 :Episode 7 Canards and Pusher Propellers Canards and Pusher Propellers
1970-01-01Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
