The Machines That Built America

Season 1 Episode 2: Plane Pioneers

In 1910, airplanes are a novelty, fragile wooden concoctions that float in the air--and crash. But that doesn't stop two young dreamers with a passion for this newfangled machine from imagining a very different future: one in which planes carry millions of passengers across the country, even across the seas. To realize that vision and create a lucrative new market, William Boeing and Donald Douglas take on automobile titan Henry Ford, infamous Dutch aviation giant Anthony Fokker--and each other.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

8

Cast:

Campbell Scott, Travis Taylor, Max Hastings

Quality:

HD

Duration:

43 min

First Air:

2021

Rating:

7.2