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Air Disasters
S5, EP8 "Imperfect Pitch"On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board.
Air Disasters
S2, EP4 "Panic on the Runway"On August 22nd, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine caught fire as it accelerated.
Air Disasters
S11, EP10 "The Lost Plane"Investigators struggle to understand the unusual flight path and Himalayan crash site of Thai Airways Flight 311.
Air Disasters
S6, EP7 "Helicopter Down"A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.
Air Disasters
S22, EP1 "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.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP6 "Tricks & Trains"A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP7 "Steep & Stunning"The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
Aerial America
S1, EP21 "Michigan"A flying tour of Michigan's cultural landmarks, including Motown, the Great Lakes, the automobile industry and more.
Aerial America
S1, EP65 "The Wild West"A journey over America's western landscape featuring "wild" history and stories of colorful characters.
Air Disasters
S1, EP3 "Behind Closed Doors"A design fault leads to an explosion on a DC-10 and two years later the same design fault causes another tragedy.
Air Disasters
S18, EP19 "Runaway Train"A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people.
Air Disasters
S15, EP3 "Explosive Touchdown"After touching down, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.
Air Disasters
S15, EP7 "Atlantic Ditching"A helicopter carrying offshore drilling workers crashes into the ocean, leading to an investigation that reveals a fatal flaw in the chopper's design.
Air Disasters
S18, EP10 "Flying Blind"A cleaning crew makes a careless error while cleaning a Boeing 757, affecting the plane's computer system and causing it to crash into the Pacific Ocean.
Air Disasters
S12, EP2 "Blown Away"The investigation into the 2014 crash of a TransAsia flight uncovers a systemic problem with the airline.