The Secret Engineering Behing The World's Fastest Planes

From the Soviet Passenger Jet that predated Concorde to the SR-71 Blackbird that could outrun missiles. We take a look at some of the fastest aircraft in history! Also learn about some of the largest aircraft of all time and how drones might change aviation forever! Welcome to Progress -- the home of history's greatest leaps forward. From the seismic invention of the world's first printing press to the great rocket-powered marvels that took us to the stars, we'll be bringing you world-class documentaries celebrating history's greatest inventions and technological breakthroughs. This channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - F-35 Lightning II 03:22 - The Sound Barrier 07:40 - SRZ1 Blackbird 10:40 - F-22 Raptor 12:45 - Tu-144 15:13 - Concorde 19:37 - Hypersonic 23:10 - LZ 129 Hindenburg 25:25 - H-4 Hercules 27:27 - B-29 Superfortress 29:50 - B-52 Superfortress 31:30 - Balloons 35:17 - Solar Impulse 36:15 - MiG-29 40:00 - Joseph Kittinger 42:20 - Drones 43:46 - MQ-9 Reaper 44:50 - X-47B 47:15 - Miniture Drones #documentary #Technology Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5uhttps://access....