Discovery Channel - Mighty Planes - Season 2 (2013) Part 5 Sofia 747SP

Mighty Planes explores the art and science of aviation. From preparation, loading, and take off, through the journey, and to the landing and unloading, viewers experience the high-stakes and high-stress jobs through the eyes and lives of the characters that make it all happen. Featuring the genius of flight technology with the aid of high-end CGI and shot in HD.

Part 5: Sofia 747SP

In 2010, the largest airborne observatory in the world opened its infrared eye for the first time from aboard a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jetliner; SOFIA boasts a 17-ton telescope capable of making observations impossible for ground-based telescopes.

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