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Air Disasters
S20, EP10 "Design Flaws"When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers.
Air Disasters
S18, EP13 "Blow Out"A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.
Air Disasters
S18, EP23 "Fatal Flaw"A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer.
Air Disasters
S5, EP9 "Getting Out Alive"Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.
Air Disasters
S15, EP9 "Cockpit Killer"When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators have to rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a conclusion.
Air Disasters
S19, EP4 "Power Play"When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.
Air Disasters
S19, EP10 "Mystery Over the Mediterranean"When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident.
Air Disasters
S12, EP10 "Dead of Winter"An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.
Air Warriors
S6, EP1 "AC-130"The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops.
Air Warriors
S9, EP4 "P47"An inside look at the P47 Thunderbolt and the critical role it played in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II.
Aerial America
S1, EP67 "Northern California"A flight over Northern California explores ancient forests, timeless coasts, golden cities and the region's pioneering spirit.
Aerial America
S1, EP57 "Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands"A tour over two U.S. territories, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Aerial Australia
S1, EP3 "The Far South"The far south of Australia is home to the rich cultural heritage of Melbourne; a sporting mecca called the G; a brutal island prison once known as hell on Earth and ancient rainforests, providing a living link to the past.
Aerial Australia
S1, EP2 "The Extreme Center"The hot, dry extreme center of Australia is home to landscapes like nowhere else on Earth; fearsome apex predators, a town built by opals and Uluru, the cultural and spiritual heart of a nation.
Aerial Australia
S1, EP1 "Pacific Coast"The Pacific Coast of Australia is home to Sydney's architectural icons, Byron Bay's beach breaks, perilous white-water adventures and the Great Barrier Reef, the largest living structure on Earth.