Air Disasters
The Lost Plane
Investigators struggle to understand the unusual flight path and Himalayan crash site of Thai Airways Flight 311.
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The Lost Plane
Investigators struggle to understand the unusual flight path and Himalayan crash site of Thai Airways Flight 311.
Helicopter Down
A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.
Time of War
Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world.
Pilot vs. Plane
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a fly-by during an air show at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport.
Explosive Evidence
A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India causing it to disintegrate over the coast of Ireland.
Runway in Sight
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Death and Denial
In 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from New York City to Cairo, killing all 217 people on board; the cause of the crash is disputed.
Alarming Silence
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit in 1987; a fatal preflight error caused the second-deadliest plane crash in the U.S. history.
Engine Gone
Three crews experience the same devastating event; with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.
The Battle of Incheon
A portrayal of a crucial September 1950 military operation that helped the UN and ROK gain the upper hand over North Korea in the Korean War.
Lightning Strikes
Examining some of maritime history's most effective lightning strikes; how the French frigate Nivôse set a trap to lure Somali pirates; how the HMS Illustrious captured a well-defended Mediterranean harbor in WWII; a surprise attack on Tokyo in 1942.
Explosion!
Recounting some of maritime warfare's explosions, from world wars and Vietnam to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
Viking Longships
The story of one of the world's most effective war machines: the Viking longship, seeing how its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship that would change the course of history.
Wooden Warships
A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.
Destroyers and Cruisers
The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.
Rescue Ships
A look at some of the rescue ships of the past 200 years of wartime and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.
Game Changers
A look at experimental ships and revolutionary designers that have changed the tide of war through the centuries.
D-Day
A chronological look at the events of the 1944 D-Day landings, and the vessels that made the invasion possible, with an insight into personal stories and engineering wonders.
F-100 Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Saber, also known as the Hun, becomes a supersonic powerhouse after initial difficulties; it was used primarily in the Vietnam War.
Black Hawk
The 35-year history of the UH-60 Black Hawk.
AH-1 Cobra
During the Vietnam War, the United States needed a helicopter that could defend itself; the AH-1 Cobra, the world's first pure attack helicopter.
Prowler-Growler
Electronic warfare aircraft; the EA-6B Prowler; the EA-18G Growler.
B-52
The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.
Chinook
The 50-year evolution of the Army's top transport helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook.
B-1 Lancer
The history of the B-1 Lancer reveals how the Cold War bomber evolved to become one of Americas most effective military aircraft.
Top Ten Cold War
A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15.
F-86 Sabre
The inside story of the F-86 Sabre, one of America's first fighter jets, and its epic battles against the Soviet MiG jet during the Korean War and beyond.
Top Ten 21st Century
A look at the top U.S. military aircraft in America's modern arsenal, including the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, the hybrid V-22 Osprey, and more.
Drones
The rapid evolution of drones and how they're changing the future of aviation.
F-22 Raptor
The inside story of the ultimate stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor, and its predecessors.
Top Gunships
Exploring the world's top close air support aircraft, which enter battles at a minute's notice.
KC-135 Stratotanker
The history of the KC-135 Stratotanker, the 60-year-old aerial refueler that keeps fighter jets flying.
Northern California
A flight over Northern California explores ancient forests, timeless coasts, golden cities and the region's pioneering spirit.
The Dakotas
A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.
Washington D.C.
A soaring tour over Washington, D.C. explores the unique landscape, rich history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.
Nevada
An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.
Made in the USA
A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.
Alaska's Fire and Ice
The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.
Texas
The Lone Star's rugged canyons, historic ranches and modern cities.
Stealth Bomber Down
When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason.
Turboprop Terror
When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
Caught in a Jam
A commuter turboprop crashes onto hilly terrain in New Zealand; the search for answers inevitably leads to the cockpit.
Death Race
When a modified WWII fighter plane crashes into the crowd at a Nevada air show, investigators struggle to find the cause.
Slam Dunk
A quick trip from Washington D.C. to Ohio in 1994 turns deadly when pilots of a twin-engine turboprop attempt a risky landing.
Fatal Delivery
The two-man crew of a UPS cargo jet must attempt an emergency landing when a fire in the cargo hold fills their cockpit with smoke.
The Final Push
Investigators try to find the cause of two similar air crashes that happened nearly 12 years apart.
Arctic Guardians
A suspected toxic leak grounds a 737 at Anchorage International, engine trouble endangers the mid-air refuelling of the USAF's most advanced fighter jets in Alaska, and a discovery at airport customs busts a potential smuggling.
Arctic Survival
A national snowstorm brings U.S. aviation to a standstill, but Anchorage fights through the storm; USAF aircrews endure the toughest survival training on Alaska's North Slope, and a veteran aircraft flies life-saving cargo.
Crisis at Crooked Creek
A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution; Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway; Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party.
Snow Bomb
Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut down the airport; a novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake; USAF aircrews battle the toughest Arctic survival training; a unique aircraft workshop Alaska-proofs a vintage.
Ice Warriors
Hurricane Hunters fly into a storm to save lives in Alaska's bush; a rookie chopper pilot faces dangerous winds, snowstorms threaten vital combat training for USAF in the Arctic Circle, and a vintage plane brings frontier aviation into the future.
Fatal Approach
A false warning in the cockpit triggers a series of pilot errors, sending a commuter plane crashing by the runway of an Amsterdam airport.
Speed Trap
Joining NTSB and military experts as they work together to uncover how a fighter jet could collide with a civilian flight.
Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard.
Vertigo
On Jan. 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board.
Scratching the Surface
After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.
Vermont
Northern state's green forests; red-painted barns and sugar maples.
Louisiana
Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.
Wilderness
A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.
Outdoor Adventures
A cross-country flight over the nation's mountains, beaches and national parks; visiting other sites that attract adventurers and tourists.
Amazing Destinations
Natural wonders, manmade marvels, hidden treasures and places of inspiration.
California
Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.
Yellowstone
An aerial tour of the world's first national park showcases Yellowstone's diverse wildlife and rich history.
Kansas
An aerial tour of Kansas shows a state with varied landscapes, scenic areas and historical conflict sites.
Beyond Hollywood
A coast-to-coast aerial journey across America, visiting locations made famous by movies such as Rocky, Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump and others.
The Wild West
A journey over America's western landscape featuring ``wild`` history and stories of colorful characters.
New Hampshire
Ancestral home of the Abenaki Indians; Henry David Thoreau's first book; Mount Monadnock; New Hampshire is seen from the air.
Reborn Buildings & Sacred Grounds
In Oklahoma, a sacred spiral mound rises on a former oilfield, honouring 39 tribes; London's crumbling Battersea Power Station is reborn with two million new bricks. And in Spain, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery.
Earthquakes & Exoskeletons
Milwaukee commissions Calatrava to design a museum with 90-ton wings that take flight; Oslo tears down its national ski jump and rebuilds it for the World Championships; and in LA, a 235-foot tower is wrapped in steel bands.
Cables Cars & Rooftop Parks
Witnessing amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
Tunnels & Towers
In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden & Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above.
Canals & Curves
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
An in-depth look at how things are repaired.
Volcano Power
Mike is in Iceland, where teams harness the power of volcanos to keep the geothermal energy flowing; they battle harsh weather to maintain and upgrade giant power systems, fixing miles of steam pipes. and bringing a dead well back to life.
Water Work
In Florida, Mike tackles one of the dangerous jobs on the planet, commercial diving; he helps a specialized team keep waterways safe; fixing construction site leaks and removing dangerous structures, all while hurricane season is in full swing.
Sky Rides
In the Alps of Switzerland, Mike helps an elite team install a new cable (rope) system on an iconic mountain gondola line, helps fix the world's steepest cogwheel railway track and explores mountaintop family farms only accessible.
Reef Rescue
Mike in north eastern Australia, going on and under the water, into labs and onto construction projects working with specialized teams as they tackle the daunting challenge of saving dying coral on the incredible Great Barrier R.
Tunnel Vision
Mike joins crews as they build the world's longest railway tunnel in the Alps, fixing gridlock through the infamous Brenner Pass by drilling, blasting and digging their way through the mountains.
Unlocking Disaster
A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane.
Mayday Munich
A plane with members of the Manchester United football team crashes while heading home from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
Missouri
A flight over Missouri explores the Show Me State's towering monuments, mighty rivers and spectacular Ozarks.
Rhode Island
A small state has a whole lot of history.
Maryland & Delaware
The birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner; sites Harriet Tubman, Babe Ruth and the DuPont family made their marks on history.
New York City 24
An aerial tour of New York City, spanning the city's five boroughs, capturing man-made and natural wonders; revealing the ways its citizens live, work and play.
New Jersey
Explore the forests, shores, bridges and tunnels of one of American's 13 original states, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania
A high-flying tour of Pennsylvania.
Florida
An aerial tour of Florida's peninsula and panhandle celebrates the state's sights, unique history and lavish lifestyles.
West Virginia
Great mountain ranges; coal-based economy.
Arizona
A flight over Arizona explores the state's storied past, architectural achievements and landscapes, including America's natural wonder, the Grand Canyon.
Colorado
Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.
Nebraska
Soaring above the Cornhusker State's vast farms, towering spires, desolate badlands and gleaming cities.
Mississippi
Mississippi from above; the state's unique beauty and history; mighty waters, ancient trails and the birth of the Delta Blues.
Focused on Failure
On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon; it runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area.
Deadly Pitch
A team of experts investigates in detail the carnage of a cargo plane; an anonymous tip helps explain why a cargo plane crashed just moments after taking off from Miami.
Landings Gone Wrong
Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
Collision Course
A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.
Flying on Empty
When Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic, its pilots desperately try to keep their Airbus A330 in the air until they reach land.
Lost in Translation
On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board.
Fight for Your Life
Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.
Hockey Team Tragedy
A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board; the incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of the country's famous athletes.
Kid in the Cockpit
A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.
Deadly Confusion
JFK Jr. disappears on the way to Martha's Vineyard; a captain loses his bearings and crashes over the Red Sea; pilots crash a plane over Indonesia.
Fanning the Flames
A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 which disappeared into the Indian Ocean was carrying illegal weapons.
Sideswiped
A Boeing 737 leaving Panama City crashes into one of the most remote and treacherous jungles on the planet.
Terror Over The Pacific
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
Disaster At Dutch Harbor
While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.
Deadly Departure
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.
Without Warning
Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.
Eleven Deadly Seconds
Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.
Fight For Survival
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
Lost Star Footballer
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.
Lockerbie Disaster
A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.
Impossible Landing
A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.
Controversial Crashes
Seeing how international investigative teams must overcome differences to solve controversial plane crashes.
Mirrors & Marble
Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.
Canyons & Curves
Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
Facelifts & Scaffolds
A new museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table. A vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.
Wings & Waterlines
Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish mark.
Space Homes & Glass Waves
NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under.
Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.
Space Homes & Glass Waves
NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under.
Curved & Cables
A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City; two twisting apartment towers make heads spin in Ontario.
Dead Tired
Investigating the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407; the plane stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, N.Y.
Deadly Directive
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Fight to the Finish
Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.
VIP on Board
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
Out of Sight
In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.
Lapse in Security
Seven Seas Explorer
Sailing from Chile and Peru to Ecuador and Costa Rica, the luxurious Seven Seas Explorer cruise ship is full of marble, granite and almost 500 chandeliers.
AIDAnova
We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas.
Stella Australis
The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America.
Regal Princess
Follow mega cruiser Regal Princess as she whisks guests to Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia in style.
Azamara Journey
Azamara Journey travels the rivers of Southeast Asia, delivering passengers to exotic cities and hidden treasures that larger cruise ships cannot reach.
Ocean Endeavor
Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour.
Thai Rail & Death Railway
Travel aboard the colourful trains of the State Railway of Thailand and explore the famed Death Railway; the trains travel through ancient areas, historic tunnels, and raging rivers.
North Rail Express
The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.
Kiwi Rail
Two magnificent journeys with New Zealand's KiwiRail: the TranzAlpine, a five-hour journey across 223 kilometers, and Northern Explorer, an 11-hour trip through five unique regions of the North Island.
Oasis of the Seas
The maiden voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world.
Norwegian Epic
The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs.
Crystal Serenity
The world's top cruise ship, the Crystal Serenity visits Sydney harbor, the port of Melbourne, Bali, a large-scale furniture load in Semarang, Indonesia and the port of Singapore.
Celebrity Solstice
Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef.
Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Joy sails amid icebergs in Alaska's Inside Passage, treating guests to glaciers, humpback whales, and the largest zip line in the world.
llyushin 76TD-90VD
Baffinland Mines needs to get equipment to a remote mine in Nunavut, to support shipping operations for the summer; they hire one of Volga-Dnepr's Ilyushin-76.
Hector Rail
Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country.
Koningsdam
Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway.
Viking Long Ship Gefjon
Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon.
Tren Turistico
A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges.
The Canadian
VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone.
Paul Gauguin
The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia.
Le Soléal
New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations.
MSC Divina
Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.
Diamond Princess
Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry.
Parking & Sparkling
A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage.
Jungles & Bricks
Viaducts & Hotels
A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.
Arches & Opera Houses
The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.
Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
Skywalks & Suspensions
Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.
For-Everglades
Mike works with the Army Corps of Engineers on a massive project to restore essential flow of fresh water to the Florida Everglades. He also joins scientists, python hunters and the Miccosuke Tribe to eliminate invasive species.
Aquarius Reef Base
Diving into retrofits on the world's only underwater habitat, where NASA astronauts train for space missions; Mike joins a crack repair team who breathe new life into this oceanic environment after a global pandemic shut it down.
US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul
Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.
Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines
Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers; Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites; alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife; reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters and bulldozers.
Swamps & Swagger
Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.
Radical & Resplendent
Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History, the Montreal Tower and the Equinor building in Oslo.
Space Stations and Super
Celebrating one of humanities biggest engineering achievements, the International Space Station, a meteor proof lab bigger than a football field, constructed by astronauts traveling 250 miles above us at 17,500 miles an hour.
Floating Parks & Upcycled Towers
On inadequate foundations, San Francisco's MOMA triples in size creating an exterior light enough to prevent collapse; a 1970s Sydney skyscraper is recycled into a 21st century tower; in Dallas, a five acre park is created.
Space Homes & Glass Waves
NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under.
Delivery to Disaster
History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Break Up Over Texas
Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Nuts and Bolts
When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance.
Under Fire
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
Fire in the Hold
Moments after takeoff, a plane sustains electrical failures and crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 110 people on board.
The Turning Point
A Boeing 767 crashes miles from a South Korean runway; the investigation leads to contradicting stories between the surviving pilot and air traffic control.
Deadly Delay
Almost immediately after taking off from Madrid International Airport, Spanair Flight 5022 banked to the right, slammed into a creek and burst into flames.
Landing Hazards
Martinair 495 crashes on a rain-soaked runway in Portugal, showing how weather can doom a landing; American 1572 hits a storm and loses both engines amid a tower shutdown; crosswinds challenge an Air France crew already halfway down the runway.
No Control
An examination of three crashes that occurred when pilots battled against their sophisticated aircraft.
Mutiny
A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.
Stealth
Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.
Smugglers and Pirates
A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.
Heroes of Guadalcanal
A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.
Amphibious Assaults
The evolution of amphibious assault vehicles, including the restoration of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks.
World Wars
A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.
Torpedo Boats
From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.
Secrets of the Sea
Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.
The Battle of Trafalgar
The legendary Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which pitted Napoleon's French ships against a British armada under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Secrets and Lies
A look at how the art of deception was used by naval forces in the first half of the 20th century; in 1939, the German raider Atlantis is equipped with fake funnels, while its sailors dressed as women pushing prams to fool Allied merchant ships.
MiG
The history of the Russian MiG, American air power's fiercest rival for more than 50 years.
Messerschmitt BF 109
Considered the deadliest fighter of WWII, Germany's Me-109s were feared by Allied bombers and fighters alike; 109s fought Spitfires in the Battle of Britain and alongside Rommel in North Africa.
C-47 Skytrain
A look at how the C-47 evolved from passenger plane to a transport aircraft and flying hospital in WWII and years later as a gunship in Vietnam.
Top Dogfighters
Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.
B-29 Superfortress
The story of the world's first nuclear bomber, the B-29, and its explosive impact on aerial warfare.
Zero
An inside look at Japan's A6M Zero, the most feared fighter at the start of World War II.
C-17
The inside story of the massive military transport aircraft, the C-17.
U-2 Dragon Lady
The history and evolution of America's most legendary spy plane.
F-16
The history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and how it became the U.S. Air Force's most versatile plane.
Top Ten WWII
A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.
F-4 Phantom
The inside story of the F-4 Phantom, the U.S. military's go-to fighter for more than four decades.
Top Choppers
The world's most versatile and powerful helicopters, including the Huey that served as a rescue helicopter in Vietnam, and the Apache attack helicopter.
Galaxy
An inside look at the U.S. Air Force's largest aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy; its most dramatic combat and peacetime missions over the last 50 years.
OV-10 Bronco
The Vietnam-era OV-10 Bronco is pulled out of retirement to join the fight against ISIS.
Southern California
A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.
Man-Made Marvels
A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new; the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Kentucky
An aerial tour over Kentucky reveals a state of racetracks, country music highways, bourbon distilleries and a history of feuds and traditions.
Wisconsin
Tour the Wisconsin State Capitol and Milwaukee City Hall, once the tallest building in the world.
Hawaii
The stories and sights of Hawaii's major islands.
Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands
A tour over two U.S. territories, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Michigan
A flying tour of Michigan's cultural landmarks, including Motown, the Great Lakes, the automobile industry and more.
Playing Catch Up
A private jet attempting to compensate for a late approach to the airport, slams into an Ohio apartment building just a couple of miles from the runway.
Deadly Display
A high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia turns catastrophic when a Russian jet slams into a mountain.
Trained to Fail
Pilots are prepared to cope with a range of emergency scenarios, but failures in training can lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
Lost
Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.
Dream Flight Disaster
When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.
Accident or Assassination
A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.
Reckless Approaches
A twin-engine jet slams into an Ohio apartment building in a tragic perfect storm, raising questions about speed, power, and fatigue; a turboprop crash exposes an industry-wide issue; at Guantanamo Bay, a cargo plane goes down near the Cuban border.
Wild Ice
Travelers from Anchorage get stranded halfway to an island in the Bering Sea, extreme skaters fly into the wilderness in search of Wild Ice, and Alaska's premium cargo airline fights to deliver a team of huskies.
Snow, Sweat and Gears
Alaska's aviators fly into the wild for the world's toughest snowmobile race, Anchorage mechanics wrestle with a damaged 737's jet engine, and scientists take to the air to fight back against floods devastating remote communities.
On Thin Ice
A bush plane resupply mission to homesteader on a frozen lake teeters on the brink of disaster, US Air Force fighter jets battle over the Alaskan tundra, and veterinarians fight winter storms to save a remote village from a deadly canine epidemic.
Runway Mayday
A 747 mayday triggers an emergency on Anchorage runways. A young aviator learns to fly to feed her village, military pilots navigate Alaska's icy peaks to be combat-ready, and an extreme surfer flies high to find waves at America.
Thawed Out
A fishing derby tests pilots; crews battle a rusty plane; an aviator must dream big or go broke.
Fatal Focus
When a 737 careens off the runway in Indonesia, investigators uncover a shocking explanation for the crash.
Fire on Board
A look at the fatal consequences that can occur when a fire breaks out on a plane; three flights that erupted in flames and the investigations that changed aviation forever.
Under Pressure
On July 11, 1991, the crew of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in-flight fire which causes 247 Nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish.
Steep Impact
When the crash of a commuter plane in Georgia kills a NASA astronaut, a four-term U.S. senator and 21 others, the disaster grabs headlines around the world.
No Warning
Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash into an Indonesian mountain.
The South
The South's famous landmarks, historical milestones and unique culture.
Best Small Towns
A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.
Dazzling Destinations
A sweeping tour over popular destinations in America, including the Badlands, Nantucket, the National Mall and more.
Maine
One of the most beautiful states on the Atlantic Coast.
Virginia
Taking an aerial tour of Virginia.
Indiana
A flight over Indiana explores the Hoosier State's rich agriculture, busy highways and basketball legends; exploring the War Memorial and the Angel Mounds of the southwest.
Great Cities
An aerial view of major cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and Boston.
Dallas - Fort Worth
An aerial tour over Dallas and Fort Worth highlights the cities' differences while showcasing their shared contributions to the Texas narrative.
Iowa
A sky-high tour over Iowa explores its vast stretches of farmland, covered bridges and evolution from wilderness to statehood.
Flight of the Grizzly
An orphaned bear cub flies to a new home, bush pilots bring life-saving medical machinery to a remote village, record snowfall threatens to close down Anchorage Airport for Thanksgiving, and the US Army prepares for airborne war.
Mountain Sheep, Pizza Pie
A breakdown on the Fairbanks runway threatens a heavy-weight military jet's urgent mission; a rookie flight instructor faces a make-or-break flight; an ice-tour pilot races against Alaskan weather; a bush airline flies a 400-mile pizza delivery.
The Flight Before Christmas
A major snowstorm disrupts Christmas travel in Anchorage; bush pilots aid an Arctic village after a fire; ice jeopardizes an airborne science mission; Customs agents combat a surge in illegal holiday food imports.
Shivering Timbers
A Coast Guard chopper pilot battles winds in a mission that will decide her flying career; a mountain construction project gets an express aerial delivery of materials in Alaska-style; two bald eagles hitch a first-class ride.
Flight to Glory
A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a high-altitude test on an aerial grocery run. The US Army in Alaska launch their biggest helicopter deployment ever, and an Arctic-sports phenom flies.
Avalanche Warning
Scientists fly to save Anchorage from avalanche destruction. Border agents stop a potential insect invasion at Anchorage International. A bush pilot flies explosive cargo for a village festival, and the Coast Guard race to repai.
The Big Chill
A DC-6 ?flies into fuel-freezing?weather to deliver vital medicine. A rookie Coast Guard rescue swimmer faces his final helicopter test.
Sunspot
Two pilots try to build a new bush plane from 70-year-old designs. The Army gets its big guns airborne to protect America's north. Hurricane-force winds threaten Anchorage International, and NASA scientists blast off from Alaska.
Runway Meltdown
A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader; entrepreneurs reviving a 1940s airframe land on ice to prove it can be the future of bush flying; trainee plane mechanics face a crucial test, and an airport night guardian calls time.
Flight of the Goose
The Coast Guard flies a twelve-ton fuel truck to keep a remote base operational. An athlete flies to a dangerous airport for a glacier race. Fairbanks crews fight an avian invasion, and after a decade in a museum, a Grumman Goo.
Jumbo Crisis
A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency; a leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover; rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates.
Life Beyond Zero
A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness; a rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island; a seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business and customs agents.
My Foggy Valentine
Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.
Winter Heat
Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.
Attack of the Yeti
Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator; in Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten the International Ice Carving Championship and a high-tech airframe inspection on a Boeing 737 uncovers a potential issue.
Montana
An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain.
Minnesota
A sky-high tour over Minnesota reveals the state's ancient, glacial landscapes and tells the stories of the pioneers who helped build the nation.
Oklahoma
Viewing Oklahoma from the sky reveals a state filled with tall-grass prairies and man-made wonders; the Dust Bowl, Tornado Alley and buffalo-filled plains; it also shows a history steeped in tragedy and devastation.
Ohio
An aerial journey over Ohio showcases the Buckeye State's autumnal vistas, majestic rivers, epic skyscrapers and battlegrounds.
Illinois
A high-flying tour over Illinois; the Windy City, prairies and rivers; the state's dramatic history of great fires, crime and historic battles; Chicago's unique skyscrapers and the Lincoln Tomb.
Washington
Home to some of America's highest mountains; Mount St. Helens.
New York
Beauty of the Empire State; Central Park; tallest skyscrapers; mighty rivers; 17th century explorer Henry Hudson.
Massachusetts
A flight over Massachusetts explores the sites; the Bay State, from Martha's Vineyard to the Bambino's Curse, seen from the air.
The Great Plains
An aerial tour over America's Great Plains tracks the prairies, farms, oilfields and wildlife.
Moose vs. Helicopter
The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures; in Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs.
Thanksgiving Day Delay
A wolverine overcomes first-time flyer's nerves to travel to a new home. A helicopter pilot hunts for a showstopping ice cave. An 80-year-old cargo plane flies into the Arctic, and a wall of arctic fog threatens the airport wit.
Edge of Today
A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to the tiny island of Little Diomede, just 2.4 miles from Russia. At Fort Wainwright the Artic Angels prepare for a medevac mission and a veteran bush pilot tests his.
Volcano Preppers
When seismic activity around Mount Spurr heats up, pilots fly supplies to farmers. The operations team at Anchorage International deal with two emergency landings and proud parents turn to pilots to get them to a vital school ba.
Top of the World
Climbers landing on a glacier at the foot of Mount Denali, follow in the footsteps of aviation pioneers; a swarm of 600,000 bees threatens the plane's structural integrity and veterinarians battling a rabies epidemic go up again.
Fuel's Gold
Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach.
Space Homes & Glass Waves
NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under.
Fuel's Gold
Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach.
Wings & Waterlines
Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish mark.
Fuel's Gold
Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach.
Deadly Deception
When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.
Communication Breakdown
A look at three deadly air disasters that are caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers.
Fuel Trouble
History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Dead of Night
Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose sight of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.
Cockpit Breakdown
Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clases; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Sculptures & Skyscrapers
Engineers create impossibly shaped buildings: Albany's Egg, a huge, sculpted theatre space, fit for a Rockefeller; a floating fortress in LA, protecting $2bn in art; and giant New York offices towering over America's busiest com.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
Follow engineers and conductors as they navigate their way through busy rail yards.
Follow engineers and conductors as they navigate their way through busy rail yards.
Follow engineers and conductors as they navigate their way through busy rail yards.
Cutting-edge vessels sail the seas.
Cutting-edge vessels sail the seas.
Cutting-edge vessels sail the seas.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.
A behind-the-scenes look at the voyages of a variety of cruise-ship voyages.