Eyewitness

Season 3, Episode 2

Episode Title: Flight

Air Date: 1997-09-01

Overview:

Which two skills must a natural-born flier master simultaneously? What outlandish experiments did early aviators try? FLIGHT combines the story of manned flight with a celebration of nature's great fliers, from birds to insects. Discover how human designers borrow ideas from the natural world to build today's sophisticated machines.