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Season 1

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 2188926
  • Created May 28, 2025
  • Modified May 28, 2025
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Name First Aired Runtime Image
S01E01 Fundamentals of Flight: Gliding
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E01 Fundamentals of Flight: Gliding
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E02 Balloons, Buoyancy, and the Atmosphere
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E02 Balloons, Buoyancy, and the Atmosphere
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E03 Takeoff: How Wings Produce Lift
May 23, 2017
 30
S01E03 Takeoff: How Wings Produce Lift
May 23, 2017
 30
S01E04 Drag Trade-Offs and Boundary-Layer Turbulance
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E04 Drag Trade-Offs and Boundary-Layer Turbulance
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E05 Stall Events and Lift-Induced Drag
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E05 Stall Events and Lift-Induced Drag
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E06 Wind Tunnels and Predicting Aerodynamics
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E06 Wind Tunnels and Predicting Aerodynamics
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E07 Propeller Aircraft: Slow and Efficient
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E07 Propeller Aircraft: Slow and Efficient
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E08 Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast
May 23, 2017
 31
S01E08 Jet Aircraft: Thrust to Fly Fast
May 23, 2017
 31
S01E09 Aircraft Structures and Materials
May 23, 2017
 36
S01E09 Aircraft Structures and Materials
May 23, 2017
 36
S01E10 Aircraft Stability and Flight Control
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E10 Aircraft Stability and Flight Control
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E11 Flying Faster and Higher
May 23, 2017
 36
S01E11 Flying Faster and Higher
May 23, 2017
 36
S01E12 Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond
May 23, 2017
 35
S01E12 Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond
May 23, 2017
 35
S01E13 Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E13 Long-Distance Flight and Predicting Range
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E14 Aerobatics and Dogfighting
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E14 Aerobatics and Dogfighting
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E15 Mission Profiles and Aircraft Design
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E15 Mission Profiles and Aircraft Design
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E16 Primary Cockpit Instruments
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E16 Primary Cockpit Instruments
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E17 Air Traffic Navigation and Communication
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E17 Air Traffic Navigation and Communication
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E18 Flight Autonomy and Drones
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E18 Flight Autonomy and Drones
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E19 Helicopters and Vertical Flight
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E19 Helicopters and Vertical Flight
May 23, 2017
 33
S01E20 Rocket Science and the Evolution of Launch
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E20 Rocket Science and the Evolution of Launch
May 23, 2017
 32
S01E21 Orbiting Earth Means Always Falling
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E21 Orbiting Earth Means Always Falling
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E22 To Mars and Beyond: Gravity-Assist Flight
May 23, 2017
 31
S01E22 To Mars and Beyond: Gravity-Assist Flight
May 23, 2017
 31
S01E23 Atmospheric Reentry: Ballistic, Skip, Glide
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E23 Atmospheric Reentry: Ballistic, Skip, Glide
May 23, 2017
 34
S01E24 The Future of Air and Space Flight
May 23, 2017
 39
S01E24 The Future of Air and Space Flight
season finale
May 23, 2017
 39

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