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Battle of the X-Planes
This documentary, filmed over four years, is sure to scintillate the senses as one grossly gets involved into the thrilling and suspenseful adventures of NOVA, who goes behind the doors of the world’s two largest aerospace companies to record classified meetings, climbs into cockpits to fly the most revolutionary planes, and examines the high-stakes battle waged between Boeing and Lockheed Martin all in an attempt to build The Joint Strike Fighter, the most efficient and versatile fighter ever created. NOVA enters Boeing’s Phantom Works and Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works, and travels to the flight test centers at Edwards Air Force Base and Patuxnet Naval Air Station to document key moments of the competition.
The two aerospace giants fight for a contract that will take the aviation industry by storm and help protect America, and the stakes were all the more high as winning the contract could provide the winner total domination of the U.S. defense fighter industry.
For winning, the aircraft had to meet three criteria – that the winning plane be stealthy, affordable, and adaptable to the widely varying needs of the Air Force, Navy, as well as the Marines. Battle of the X-Planes reveals the groundbreaking designs, heartbreaking setbacks, adrenaline-fueled test flights, and one final decision of the winner of the most lucrative contract in military history- the Joint Strike Fighter, the anticipation of which increases the heart-rate!
Within the high-tech, high-risk competition to create the latest U.S. combat aircraft. NOVA goes behind the doors of the two world’s largest aerospace companies to record classified meetings, climbs the flight deck of the most revolutionary planes, and examines the high-stakes battle waged between Boeing and Lockheed Martin to build the most capable combat and versatile ever created – the Joint Strike Fighter.
You are in the front line as the two aerospace giants fight for a contract that will go down in history of aviation and help protect the United States and could provide the winner total domination of the industry’s combat U.S. defense. Marking the first time filmmakers have been allowed inside a major weapons competition, NOVA enters Boeing Phantom Works legendary Lockheed Skunk Works, and travels to the flight test centers at Edwards Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Patuxnet document the key moments of the competition.
Join senior military, aviation engineers and test pilots in a race to create a single aircraft that meets three criteria – that the winning plane be stealthy, affordable and adaptable to different needs of the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Filmed over four years, the battle of the X-Planes reveals the breakthrough designs, heartbreaking setbacks, adrenaline-fueled test flights, and a final nail-biting decision – the winner of the most lucrative contract in military history, the Joint Strike Fighter.
Battle of the X-Planes,
good u kept ur job although i wish yf-23 won in the ATF competition lol…did u work on the ATF also?
Boeing plane was ugly as hell
Brilliant. Thanks for posting this.
OK, I haven’t thought o fthis until I watched this, how in the world would they put a AESA radar in the Boeing X-32? Look at the nosie cone or lack of, their is no room for that and all the cockpit instruments unless the pilots gets labtop or a modified Playstation Portable. Seriously??? Unless it doesn’t come with one, or is the wings lined with radar receiver antennas that act like a giant radar sensor like the one thats part of the F-22 EW suite? Someone please comment!
Well, although I respect Boeing and its employees, I’m glad Lockheed won……….thats why Im still working. Props to our IAM brothers at boeing though.
Boeing’s plane looks like a giant metal guppy…no way man…pilots gotta look cool while they are splashin MIGs!
other way around and it was F-22 vs. the F-23 that Macross plus was based on
I remember watching this when it originally aired years ago and thinking the same thing. Fiction come to life. Macross plus is one of my favorite animes, I wonder if the got the idea for this showdown from that movie
I saw this years ago when it originally aired and all i could think of was that this was a fiction come to life. Macross Plus. Which Im a huge fan of.
Who wanted Boeing to win? Because I sure did.
Who wanted the Boeing to win? Because I sure did.
Whoa, how long did it take to upload this?
I remember watching this as a kid, six years later, and I still want to touch the sky. The memories…
Delta wings claim another experimental aircraft. If Boeing would have made it’s prototype with it’s lighter tailed design it would have been superior.
i never knew the x-32 hovered
Great video of VoTL, as always NOVA makes a terrific show.
very nice ! 5/5
And before the Mirage 2000, there was the JA 37 Viggen. Though there are probably fighter jets with canards before that one as well.
Rofl The Harrier Hovers =]
just love this channel…..all the documentries r awesome……..and this one is no exception…..thanks for everything!!!!!!