Why Planes Fly - and Other Things
Most of us are prepared to trust our bodies to tons of metal hurtling into the sky - without knowing why planes don't fall back to earth. Which is why a retired taxi driver, a barmaid and a housewife find themselves challenged to learn how planes fly in only a week - with the help of a Second
World War fighter, a bottle of champagne and a lawnmower. Presented by John Durant. Producer David Filkin
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