The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting these pieces back together and re-tracing the Skylab program back to its very conception reveals the cornerstone of human space exploration.
Después de 10 años de pruebas y 12 mil millones de euros invertidos, el avión de última generación Airbus completó su primer vuelo comercial en enero de 2015. Descubriremos cómo fue concebido y construido, y exploramos sus innovaciones tecnológicas en cada paso del camino. .
This much anticipated sequel to the 2020 hit film, TOMCAT TALES continues the story and legacy of the one fighter Hollywood loves to feature in their blockbuster movies. MORE TOMCAT TALES showcases phenomenal F-14 footage and iconic cast of officers as they discuss their extraordinary experiences in the legendary Tomcat.
Martin Shaw takes a fresh look at one of the most famous war stories of them all. The actor, himself a pilot, takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams. He sheds new light on the story as he separates the fact from the myth behind this tale of courage and ingenuity. Using the 1955 movie The Dam Busters as a vehicle to deconstruct the raid, he tries to piece together a picture of perhaps the most daring attack in the history of aviation warfare.
Normandy, 1905. The picnic is finished. A group of middle-class people in their Sunday best, get ready to go home. There is one last photo to be taken, but somebody is missing
El 25 de Julio del año 2000, el vuelo AF4590 de Air France con destino al aeropuerto JFK de Nueva York se estrelló poco después de despegar en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto parisino Charles de Gaulle. En el accidente murieron un centenar de pasajeros, los nueve miembros de la tripulación y cuatro trabajadores del hotel sobre el que cayeron los restos del aparato. En un solo día el Concorde, un proyecto concebido en plena Guerra Fría en colaboración entre Francia y el Reino Unido, pasó de ser el avión más seguro del mundo al más peligroso. El accidente supuso el principio del fin para los vuelos supersónicos de pasajeros y el abrupto final del sueño más ambicioso de la historia de la aviación. Atrás quedaban casi tres décadas de servicio del avión de pasajeros más moderno del mundo, capaz de alcanzar dos veces la velocidad del sonido y cruzar el Atlántico en poco más de tres horas.
In 1938 an airfield was built at the northeastern-most end of America, the descent went slowly but incessantly through the Cold War. This is the story of how its inhabitants gradually moved away from the great world stage and had to reinvent themselves as well as their home town.
A British expeditionary team attempt a dangerous, world-first circumnavigation of the Earth in an 80-year-old vintage World War II fighter to inspire a new generation through the freedom of flight.
The fascinating history of the U.S. Air Force comes to life via vintage footage culled from official Air Force newsreels that were created to educate the public during wartime. Formed in World War I as a tiny airborne offshoot of the Army's American Expeditionary Force, the division subsequently grew into its own armed services branch and became the largest modern air force in the world.
