Underplayed Gems

Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980)

Challenger: An Industrial Romance poster
Directed by
Michael Rubbo
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
58 min
Rated
G
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows the process of building a business jet airliner called the Challenger. It shows the engineering and development work at a Canadian aircraft company.

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What happens

Challenger: An Industrial Romance is a 1980 Canadian documentary film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The documentary follows the development of Canadair's Challenger, a business jet airliner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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