NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
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Britain's iconic and 'secretive' engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines. The first part of the series "How to build a nuclear submarine" a documentary following the construction of the Astute nuclear submarine. The second part of the series "How to build a jumbo jet engine", the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people of places like Derby. The third and final part of the series "How to build Britain's secret engineers" when the documentary team follows workers at a leading British company on a global journey, as they reveal a handful of their secretive projects including getting Chinook helicopters ready for front line service.
Based on archival footage, appreciates engineering genius and celebrates the long-term survival of the ‘jumbo jet’.
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria. The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force. Representatives from other air arms have also appeared at the airshow on many occasions, including aircraft from the Royal Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and many others. It has been said by air show organisers to be the largest air show in the southern hemisphere.
A look at how four iconic British-built planes became masters of the sky and pioneered a new era of flight, making heroes of the pilots who flew them. Military experts, historians and pilots reveal what made each aircraft so influential.
AFP: American Fighter Pilot is a reality series broadcast briefly on CBS in 2002. It followed three Air Force officers as they trained to become pilots of F-15 fighter jets at Tyndall Air Force Base outside of Panama City, Florida. The series included footage of their experiences in the air, as well as interactions with their families and instructors. Directors Tony Scott and Ridley Scott were co-executive producers. Unsuccessful in the ratings, the series was cancelled after two episodes.
The lush Hawaiian Islands provide a dramatic backdrop as the pilots of Windward Aviation risk injury and even death as they perform rescues in this tropical paradise.
Want to learn something new and have a little fun along the way? Join curator Matthew Burchette as he goes behind the scenes to explore some of history’s most iconic aerospace treasures.
Australia's aviation history is a saga of daring feats, can-do attitude, pig-headed visionaries, iron-fisted politicians and warring pilots; of humble beginnings and mega deals.
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
Dallas Campbell and Dr Hannah Fry investigate what it takes to get a million people and their luggage off the ground and up in the air. From building the world's biggest passenger plane to navigating through the busiest airport on the planet, to the perils of getting airborne in the coldest city on earth - Dallas and Hannah go to extremes to get under the skin of the remarkable story of departure. You will never look at flying in the same way again.
A look at the unseen side of aviation. With unprecedented access to the world of air traffic control, the series puts the spotlight on the hidden army of controllers whose job it is to keep our skies safe.
From the first men in their flying machines to World War One, from the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, this is the story of the most daredevil challenges the world has ever known, braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.
The story of flying boats is one of ingenuity and enterprise; of style during the dying days of Britain's imperial grandeur; of Coastal Command's war against the U-boats and of post-war skepticism that hastened their end. For all those who flew in them the flying boats were unique and unforgettable.
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Examining the construction of the massive jet and the engineering and logistical challenges faced by its builders.
The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.
As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.
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13 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By the Seat of Their Pants | Sep 25, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Every Day a Better Design | Oct 2, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Flying Aces, War in the Air | Oct 9, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Flying Entrepreneurs | Oct 16, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Flying the Mail | Nov 17, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Backyard Fliers: An Airplane in Every Garage | Nov 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 7 | First in Speed: Air Racing | Dec 1, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bigger is Better | Oct 23, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Fighters Between the Wars | Oct 30, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Testing Under Fire | Nov 6, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | New Generation of Flyers | Nov 13, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Air Battles At Sea | Nov 20, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Flash of Glory: Aerial Combat Enters the Jet Age | Nov 10, 1993 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Helicopter: From Dreams to Reality | Mar 4, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Air Forts Of The War | Nov 27, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | First Jets | Dec 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Airliners: Passengers Join The Jet Age | Mar 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Big Bombers | Mar 18, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Jet Fighters: Wings Of Lightening | Mar 25, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | General Aviation: Barnstormers To Businessmen | Apr 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Supersonic Bombers: The Elusive Search | Apr 8, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Locusts Of War | Jun 3, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Attack Aircraft | May 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Faster Than The Eye And Higher Than The Sky | May 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Experiments In Flight | Jun 3, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rocket Aircraft | Jun 10, 1992 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 1993
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whirling Wings - Evolution of the Rotorhead | Sep 8, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Water Birds - Floatplanes and Flying Boats | Sep 15, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jump to the Sky - Jet VTOL | Sep 22, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tail First Flying - the Canard | Sep 29, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | First Around The World | Oct 6, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Flying Blind | Oct 20, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Flying Wings | Oct 27, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Flight Control - Wing Warping to Fly-by-Wire | Nov 3, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Flash Of Glory - Aerial Combat Enters The Jet Age | Nov 10, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Flying the Mail | Nov 17, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Backyard Fliers - An Airplane In Every Garage | Nov 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 12 | First In Speed: Air Racing | Dec 1, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Propellers - Wings With A Twist | Dec 8, 1993 | 0.0 |