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Air Disasters
S11, EP9 "Deadly Discussions"A shocking error in the cockpit causes the crash of a 737 on takeoff and leaves an entire nation reeling.
Air Disasters
S8, EP9 "No Clear Options"When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.
Air Crash Investigation Special Report
S6, EP1 "Pitch Problems"Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And, investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.
Air Disasters
S20, EP30 "Northern Extremes"Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.
Air Disasters
S16, EP4 "Grounded: Boeing Max 8"Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8 -- one of the world's best-selling new airplanes -- plunged into the Java Sea.
Air Disasters
S9, EP6 "Carnage in Sao Paolo"TAM flight 402 slammed into a residential neighborhood and burst into flames, just seconds after lifting off from Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 95 people on board and three people on the ground.
Air Disasters
S17, EP2 "Peril Over Portugal"On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of the 340 people on board.
Air Warriors
S6, EP3 "F-4 Phantom"The inside story of the F-4 Phantom, the U.S. military's go-to fighter for more than four decades.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP4 "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.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP5 "Skywalks & Suspensions"Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP7 "Floating & Lifting"Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP6 "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.
How Did They Build That?
S4, EP8 "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.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP2 "Towers & Roofs"A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
How Did They Build That?
S2, EP1 "Riverparks & Artworks"Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.