A Plane is Born: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Plane is Born, presented by Mark Evans is a 15-part series for Discovery Home and Leisure and Discovery Wings, in which he not only learns to fly but also builds his own two-seater aeroplane. During the course of the series he tackles everything from the composite control surfaces to the installation of the engine. A plane is born takes the viewer for the first time through the step by step process of building a 200 mph kit aircraft, capable of flying from England to the South of France on a single tank of fuel.

Series details

• Title: A Plane is Born
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: DIY
• Premiere date: 2000-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-10-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10753
• IMDb ID: tt1566014
• TVDB ID: 79952

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Evans — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-07-01; final listed air date 2000-10-07; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Plane is Born on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.