Part 5: Quieter, Faster, and Safer Aircraft/1984. Describes NASA projects to reduce jet engine noise, develop planes that can travel faster, and improve aircraft safety.

Part 6: Hand Gliders, Copters, and Underwater Planes/1984. Highlights research to decrease the number of air crashes with dramatic film. Includes land and sea based research, as well as airborne experiments.

Part 7: Flying Machines/1978. Examines aviation as it exists today and the technological advances that will impact aviation in the future. The tape briefly describes wind tunnels, power plants, safety, comfort, economy, and noise abatement. NASA aeronautical research had answered some tough questions and is looking forward to solving current problems innovatively.

Part 8: Looking Ahead and Back/1984. Provides a look at the future and what it may hold for NASA, as well as a look at past accomplishments.

Each part is 30 min