Aviation and Space History DVDs
We're dedicated to making great films and DVDs highlighting the little known chapters in aerospace history. Working from materials unearthed from the National Archives, NASA, and military sources, the source films are professionally transferred into the digital domain. In most cases, we're using film that hasn't been seen in years. In some cases, it's never been seen before by the public.
All of our material is available for viewing on YouTube, but we understand that there are a few folks out there who still appreciate physical media. For those folks we offer all of our DVD titles in a special ten-pack at a low price, as well as our most recent titles individually.
If you're a historian, a model builder, or an aerospace enthusiast, you'll find something exciting in each rocket.aero DVD from rocket.aero and Spacemonkey Models.
Special Ten-Pack with every rocket.aero Title
This special box set contains every rocket.aero title we've published since 2004, at a screaming low price. Included in this set are the following titles:
- Supersonic: the Bell X-1
- The V-2 in America
- Hustler: the B-58 Bomber
- Mach 2: D-558-2 and X-2
- Bomarc: IM-99 Sentinel
- FJ Fury: Wings for the Fleet
- A3J/RA-5C Vigilante
- F-107A: the Ultimate Sabre
- Wings of Fury: the Messerschmitt Me-163
- Little Joe: Mercury's First Steps
Supersonic: the Bell X-1 DVD
The rocket powered Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound, shattering the transonic barrier in October 1947. Tied closely to the classic mythology of the American test pilot, the X-1 and her follow-on variants served as research platforms for well over a decade. Our X-1 DVD package is almost three hours in length, and contains the following:
- "Supersonic: the Bell X-1," a twelve-minute long original film that serves as an overview of the X-1 research program and an introduction to the DVD content
- A 1948 United States Air Force briefing film covering the original X-1 aircraft and the early transonic research program
- The U.S. Air Force documentary "Flight to the Future," featuring the Bell X-1 and X-2, plus glimpses of the Douglas X-3, Northrop X-4, and Bell X-5
- An extended composite mission highlighting the early X-1
- Footage of the first X-1 glide flights at Florida's Pinecastle Army Air Field
- Exciting coverage of a 1949 X-1 ground launch, the only time this was done in the entire research program
- Footage of an extended X-1A composite mission
- X-1B composite mission footage
- X-1E composite mission footage
Running time approximately 173 minutes. NTSC, 16:9 widescreen, encoded for all regions. All footage and images courtesy NARA and USAF. Compilation ©2019, rocket.aero. This DVD contains both silent and sound film elements.
The V-2 In America DVD
Designed as a weapon of war and leveraged as an instrument of terror, the German V-2 was the world's first ballistic missile. While the story of the V-2 during World War II is widely known, the post-war history of the V-2 in America remains largely untold. Our "V-2 in America" DVD contains over two hours of video content:
- "The V-2 in America," an original short film covering the early years of V-2 research at White Sands and Cape Canaveral
- A USAF-produced overview of the "Blossom" upper atmosphere research project, plus additional archival footage of Blossom flight and payload preparation
- Footage of Bumper WAC flights B-8 and B-7, the first flights from America's Cape Canaveral launch facility
- Coverage of White Sands V-2 #2, the first flight attempt of the rocket in the United States, along with footage of White Sands flights #28, #31, and #59
- Footage of "Operation Sandy," a U.S. Navy project to determine the feasibility of launching a complex liquid fueled rocket from the deck of a ship at sea
Running time approximately 125 minutes. NTSC, 4:3 aspect ratio, encoded for all regions. All footage and images courtesy NARA, USAF, and USN. Compilation ©2020, rocket.aero. This DVD contains both silent and sound film elements.