Reaching for the Skies Season 1 Episode 10 The Quest for Speed 1988
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This film begins with the SR-71 Blackbird, expressed as the ultimate expression in the quest for speed. The film, after credits, begins with the 1905 Curtiss biplane, owned and flown by a venerable gentleman who had been a boy when the aircraft was new. Thereafter the film moves on the Schneider Cup competition, and features unique footage of the Napier Lion-powered Supermarine S.5 with its blood-curdling scream over the water. Concluding the Schneider Cup is the S.6 and S.6b.
- Released: 1988-11-14
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Anthony Quayle
- Director:
