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  • Mighty Planes • Season 2

    S2 E5: Sofia 747SP

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    45M JUN 14, 2012 TV-G

    S2 E5: NASA's SOFIA is the world's largest flying space observatory, a converted 747 that offers scientists a look at space that no earthbound space telescope can provide.

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Mighty Planes
Enjoy a first-class seat aboard the world's most magnificent flying machines. Explore amazing aircraft and meet the men and women around the world who build, maintain, and fly them. Follow the Stargazer as it launches weather satellites into space, the Boeing 747-F8 as it hauls race cars across continents, and the Twin Otter as it flies in and out of inhospitable Arctic regions.
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Genre Documentaries
Year 2013
Seasons 4
Rating TV-PG
Brand Smithsonian Channel
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24 EPISODES WITH SUBSCRIPTION
Mighty Planes
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