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US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul

How Did They Fix That?

S3, EP7 "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.

How Did They Fix That?

S3, EP6 "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.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP4 "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.

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP7 "Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations"

The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP8 "Breakthroughs & Bridges"

Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP2 "Swamps & Swagger"

Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP2 "Towers & Roofs"

A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.

Air Disasters

S2, EP501 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind t.

Aerial America

S1, EP66 "Southern California"

A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.

Aerial America

S1, EP61 "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.

Aerial America

S1, EP4 "Virginia"

Taking an aerial tour of Virginia.

Air Crash Investigation

S24, EP8 "Under Fire"

Experts investigate the Saudia Flight 163 tragedy, which killed 287 passengers and 14 crew members following an in-flight fire.

Air Crash Investigation

S24, EP9 "Lost Star Footballer"

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Air Crash Investigation

S24, EP10 "Deadly Directive"

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff.

Air Disasters

S2, EP501 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind t.

Air Disasters

S11, EP7 "Caught on Tape"

The dashcam of a passing car captures stunning footage of the final moments of a Taiwanese commuter aircraft as it banks steeply, clips an elevated highway and nosedives into the river; investigators find no signs of pre-impact malfunction.

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