Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger es un piloto comercial que en 2009 se convirtió en un héroe cuando, al poco de despegar, su avión se averió y el comandante logró realizar un aterrizaje forzoso del aparato en pleno río Hudson, en Nueva York, con 155 pasajeros a bordo.
Biografía del polifacético Howard Hughes, que heredó un poco de dinero de la compañía de su padre para trasladarse a Hollywood donde amasó un gran fortuna. Fue uno de los productores más destacados del cine americano durante la década de los treinta y cuarenta, lanzando carreras como la de Jean Harlow y llegando a ser dueño de la RKO Radio Pictures. Pero Hughes, además de productor, fue un reconocido industrial y comerciante que también tuvo su importancia en el mundo de la aviación.
Un investigador farmacéutico amenaza con matar a los pasajeros del avión en el que viaja, lo que da paso al caos, desesperación y miedo, no solo dentro del avión, también en el planeta.
Amy y su padre viven en una pequeña granja en Canadá. En un bosque cercano, Amy descubre un nido de gansos abandonado y decide criarlos. Ambos inician una divertida aventura: enseñan a los gansos a volar y los guían hacia tierras cálidas.
Amelia Earhart fue una legendaria aviadora estadounidense que desapareció en 1937 mientras sobrevolaba el Océano Pacífico cuando intentaba dar la vuelta al mundo. El gran amor de Amelia fue el padre del escritor Gore Vidal (McGregor).
Los investigadores revelan cómo la supuesta prioridad de las ganancias de Boeing sobre la seguridad podría haber contribuido a dos accidentes catastróficos con meses de diferencia.
Cuando un Jumbo 747 colisiona contra una avioneta pilotada por un hombre de negocios que acaba de sufrir un infarto, el pánico se apodera de los pasajeros. Muertos los pilotos a causa del choque, la azafata Nancy Pryor, recibe instrucciones por radio para poder hacerse cargo de la situación.
El Baron Manfred Von Richthofen es el más temido y celebrado piloto de la fuerza aérea alemana en la Primera Guerra Mundial. Para él y sus compañeros, los combates aéreos son eventos de naturaleza deportiva, desafíos tecnicos y actos honorables, ignorando las terribles consecuencias de la guerra. Pero después de enamorarse de la nurse Kate, Manfred se da cuenta de que el sólo es usado como medios de propaganda. Atrapado entre su rechazo a la guerra y su responsabilidad hacia sus compañeros de escuadrón, von Richthofen sale a volar de nuevo.
En 1943, los alemanes van ganando la guerra mientras que las tropas norteamericanas sufren incontables bajas. Un grupo de reclutas es observado con recelo mientras viaja hacia Alabama para incorporarse al Ejército.
Un millonario sin escrúpulos comienza a ver cómo su idílica vida familiar y empresarial se tambalea. Un joven 'hacker' de su empresa se siente ninguneado y empieza a hacerle la vida imposible a él y a su hija a través de los aparatos electrónicos que poseen.
En 1910 tiene lugar una gran carrera entre Londres y París que es patrocinada por el rico editor de un periódico británico. Los participantes proceden de todas partes y protagonizan toda clase de peripecias, rivalidades y aventuras amorosas.
Dos pilotos checos que sirven juntos en las fuerzas aéreas británicas durante la II Guerra Mundial se enamoran de la misma mujer. Sus vidas cambiarán cuando regresan, tras la guerra, cuando regresan a su país, ahora bajo el régimen comunista.
Para escapar de sus acreedores, Noah acepta un trato que consiste en transportar un viejo bombardero cargado de animales a una isla del Pacífico. Además, tiene que llevar a una joven directora de orfanato, que se encargará de educar a los nativos de la isla, y a dos niños del mismo centro que se cuelan en el avión como polizones. Sin embargo, un problema les obliga a aterrizar antes de lo planeado.
El audaz Charles A. Lindbergh se propone cruzar el Atlántico sin escalas, en un vuelo sin precedentes. Desde Nueva York a París, el piloto vive en su avión treinta y seis horas de soledad que suponen una hazaña histórica.
En los últimos días de la Guerra de Vietnam, un grupo de militares de los diferentes cuerpos del ejército decide unir sus fuerzas, sin que lo sepan sus superiores, para poder vengar la muerte de un amigo y, al mismo tiempo, destruir un almacén de armamento en Hanoi. Adaptación de la novela autobiográfica homónima escrita por Stephen Coonts, antiguo piloto combatiente en Vietnam, y que consiguió convertir su historia en un superventas. La versión televisiva es una producción con un marcado tono militarista, dirigida por John Milius, guionista y director especializado en cine bélico y de acción, gracias a títulos como "Adiós al rey", "Amanecer rojo" o "Conan, el bárbaro".
El explorador Robert Ballard se propone resolver el misterio de la desaparición de Amelia Earhart mientras él y un equipo de expertos viajan al remoto atolón del Pacífico llamado Nikumaroro en busca de su lugar de descanso final.
El gerente de unas minas de Sudáfrica trama un plan en secreto para reducir la producción de oro y así poder subir su precio en el mercado. Para ello intentará valerse de la discreción de su nuevo ingeniero jefe de minas.
Blue Thermal nos lleva al mundo de los planeadores y el vuelo sin motor a través de una joven que los descubre al llegar a la universidad.
It is about young people who dream of taking flight in the blue skies and the tests that they encounter when in comes to friendship, romance and career. Xiao Mo is a talented pilot who experiences a blow to his career when a person dies on his watch because of an accident. The person is the mother of Xia Yu who is the successor of an aviation empire. Even though subsequent investigations cleared Xiao Mo of any fault, he resigns from his job due to guilt and chooses to become a mechanic instead. Two years later, Xiao Mo returns to flying and also encounters Xia Yu who's studying to become a pilot as well. The two men find themselves falling for the same woman. To complicate matters, details from two years ago resurface causing the people to suspect Xiao Mo once agai
In order to uncover the "end of the sky," as spoken of in ancient mythology, Kal-el Albus is sent to Isla, an island in the sky. There he attends Cadoques High's Aerial Division, where he enjoys a carefree life with his schoolmates. That is...until a surprise attack by the air tribe drags Isla into a bloody war.
Gu Nanting, the vice minister of passenger flight department of Lu Airlines, is a strict and self-disciplined man, who is known as a mean boss and a devil instructor. The female cargo pilot, Cheng Xiao, is brave and unrestrained. She was about to be promoted to captain when she got transferred to the passenger department due to the company's restructuring. Gu Nanting becomes Cheng Xiao's direct supervisor and mentor, and the two are at odds with each other. Gu Nanting, who has always pursued stability and order, is disrupted time and again by Cheng Xiao, who does not follow the usual rules. The two pilots and their mentor, who have always pursued stability and order, are disrupted time and again by the unorthodox Cheng Xiao. How can they deal with this situation?
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a Hypermarionation reboot of the classic 1967 Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots." The Aviators premiered on the Global Television Network on Saturday, September 4, 2010. It could also be seen on CHEK-TV in Canada and is distributed to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in numerous markets starting in September 2010. On September 1, 2010 the producers announced that a deal had been signed with Discovery Channel Asia that saw the series broadcast overseas in the spring of 2011. In the first six months after its premiere, the show aired almost 8,000 times across North America - an average of over 40 times a day. The Aviators launched on Hulu in February 2011 and was viewed over 32,000 times in just two weeks. In March 2011 producers announced some changes for season two including the addition of country music singer George Canyon to the cast as a guest host for the season. The current season's premiere date is September 16, 2013. Production for a fifth season has begun, and is planned to air in North America in September 2014.
Inoue Momoko admires her late father, who was a pilot. She begins work as a co-pilot at a low-cost airline. Under Captain Shinkai Kohei’s instructions, who knew her father, Inoue Momoko works hard to become a captain and her boyfriend Umino Daisuke supports her dream too. One day, Inoue Momoko has a problem with a passenger complaining about the limit for carry-on baggage. At that time, Katsuki Tetsuya looks at the situation.
The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.
From the first men in their flying machines to World War One, from the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, this is the story of the most daredevil challenges the world has ever known, braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
Examining the construction of the massive jet and the engineering and logistical challenges faced by its builders.
Dallas Campbell and Dr Hannah Fry investigate what it takes to get a million people and their luggage off the ground and up in the air. From building the world's biggest passenger plane to navigating through the busiest airport on the planet, to the perils of getting airborne in the coldest city on earth - Dallas and Hannah go to extremes to get under the skin of the remarkable story of departure. You will never look at flying in the same way again.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
In 1903, not only did the Wright brothers ’plane soar, but a young man named William Boeing stepped out of the Yale University gates. 13 years later, using wood, canvas and wire, the first "Boeing model", the B&W, was born. Boeing has since grown into a huge company and developed countless models, including the 1957-92 passenger jet, the 707. Later, we learn about the Constellation designed by Lockheed in the early 1940s. The fuselage of the machine evokes the graceful form of a dolphin, no wonder that with its beauty it also won the title of "Queen of Heaven". The C-69 was the first model to cross non-stop America, covering the Los Angeles-Washington DC distance in record time of 7 hours and 3 minutes. Connies were used for both military and civilian purposes until the early 1960s. This and many more stories are recounted here in Great Planes.
As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.
The warplane has evolved over nearly a century to become what it is today, in 2004. This series is the story of how, through life-and-death necessity, invention, ingenuity and sheer hard work that warplane technology evolved. The Warplane series is not a history of every military plane but rather a look at the major stepping stones that advanced military aviation.
EMMY-nominated PBS documentary covering the history of American aviation, from the Wright Brothers to the very frontiers of space.
The lush Hawaiian Islands provide a dramatic backdrop as the pilots of Windward Aviation risk injury and even death as they perform rescues in this tropical paradise.
