Part 1: Golden Days of Flight (Paul Garber Interview)/1981. Traces the first days of powered flight. Narrated by Paul Garber, an aeronautical pioneer.

Part 2: America's Wings/1976. Discusses aerodynamics and airplane wing design. Presents commentaries from key research personnel whose contributions were historically significant in the development of the modern airplane wing: Igor Sikorsky, who invented the helicopter; James Osborne, whose small suggestion helped make jet transports flyable; Eastman Jacobs, whose wind tunnel work in the 1930's established the shape of airfoils; Adolph Busemann, who thought of the swept wing; Kelly Johnson, who designed 40 airplanes; and Richard Whitcomb, who conceived the idea for the supercritical wing, the "coke-bottle" fuselage and the winglet.

Part 3: The 60's Strides Toward the Future/1984. Views one of the most progressive decades of the century for aeronautics. Details the use of wind tunnels for research and development.

Part 4: X-15 Research/1966. Examines the remarkable half-plane, half-rocket and includes dramatic photography of flights to the edge of space.

Each part is 30 min