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cbayer

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4. I just watched a fascinating NOVA program on this last night.
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:00 PM
Apr 2012

It's streaming on Netflix. The price tag is actually apparently much lower than it was prior to the competition to build there. Definitely worth a watch.



Battle of the X-Planes: Nova
2002NR115 minutes
NOVA follows the battles and backroom deal-making between Lockheed and Boeing in their race to win the largest defense contract ever, worth $1 trillion. Follow four years of decision-making regarding test flights, aviation engineering and contract negotiations that resulted in the Joint Strike Fighter -- a plane made to be adaptable, affordable and stealthy.

Genres ocumentaries, Military Documentaries This movie is:CerebralAvailability:Streaming

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