Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980)
• July 9th, 1980 • 0h 58min
Documentary
Overview
Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than any other business jet. Would it make it off the drawing board and into the air? The film captures the spirit of the Canadian air transport industry and its attempt to compete with its American counterparts...
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
SR-71 Blackbird: The Secret Vigil
Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary
Few aircraft have attracted more attention than the ominous black supersonic jet that for years has ...
Wings Over Water
Released on: 1986-10-22
Documentary, TV Movie
Wings Over Water tells the fascinating story of naval aviation's critical role in making the U.S. a ...
The Wings of the Fame
Released on: 2003-12-08
Documentary, History, TV Movie
It is the epic of the heroes of the first century of aviation, since the flight of the first plane o...
Air Parade
Released on: 1951-01-01
Documentary
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made fo...
Concorde: A Supersonic Story
Released on: 2017-10-10
Documentary
Concorde: A Supersonic Story follows the story of the most glamorous aeroplane ever built - told by ...
Living in the Age of Airplanes
Released on: 2015-04-25
Documentary
A fresh perspective on a modern-day miracle that many of us take for granted: flying. Narrated by Ha...
Air Disasters
Released on: 1996-01-01
Documentary
Air Disasters exposes some painful truths behind the world of flight, using actual footage of real i...
The White Diamond
Released on: 2004-11-13
Documentary
This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to desi...
Guy Martin's Spitfire
Released on: 2014-10-12
Documentary, TV Movie
Guy Martin joins the two-year restoration of a Spitfire that was buried in a French beach for decade...
Nightfighters: The True Story Of The 332nd Fighter Group--The Tuskegee Airmen
Released on: 1994-01-01
Documentary, War
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American pilots who saw combat during the Secon...
Blériot, l'impossible traversée
Released on: 2021-09-20
Documentary, History
A look back at an incredible challenge that combines human adventure and historic exploit. In 1909, ...
The Lion Has Wings
Released on: 1939-11-03
Documentary, War
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant ef...
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II: The Story of the War Horse of the Western Air Forces
Released on: 2008-03-25
Documentary, War
Modern and historic footage tells the story of the war horse of the 12 Western air forces. The carri...
Erebus: Operation Overdue
Released on: 2014-07-13
Documentary
On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing to...
Flying Boat
Released on: 2021-07-25
Documentary
A celebration of those still flying the last remaining Grumman Albatross, a seaplane from a long-los...
The DC-3 Story: The Plane That Changed the World
Released on: 2018-07-24
Documentary, History, TV Movie
There was a time when the DC-3 was the world's most successful aircraft and an indispensable tool: i...
Lindbergh
Released on: 1990-10-01
Documentary
Charles Lindbergh lived a life of absolutes, never doubting his own abilities or the altitude of his...
Return with Honor
Released on: 1999-06-11
Documentary
The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half...
Angle of Attack
Released on: 2011-11-11
Documentary
100-years of naval aviation, from wobbly gliders and the first shipboard landing in 1911 to modern s...
Fighter Wing
Released on: 1956-01-01
Documentary
Fred Davis introduces us to Canadian Air Force operations in Zweibrucken, West Germany. Follow Green...