The Challenge of Flight

The Challenge of Flight

S01E19 AdverAir
2020NR57:00
Fighter pilots study their opponents the way football players study game films. Adversary Air is one such film. See some...
S01E18 Eject! Eject!
2020NR46:00
With never-before-seen test crash footage, trace the progress of the pilot's safety system of last resort from inception...
S01E17 Getting' in, Getting' Out
2020NR47:00
Facing a gauntlet of AAAs, SAMs, ground fire, dust, and confusion, this action-packed programme sends you on high-speed ...
S01E16 Go to Guns
2020NR46:00
Cockpit views, battlefield action, and bomber's eye views illuminate the ultimate challenge of combat pilots and the dev...
S01E15 Air ReMissions
2020NR47:00
The U.S. Coast Guard has put air power to work since the very first days of flight, meeting the challenges of emergencie...
S01E14 Attacking Wildfires
2020NR46:00
Using air attacks against the violence and unpredictable rage of wildfires.
S01E13 of Freedom
2020NR48:00
You'll feel a part of it all as military pilots tell their stories of trials and triumphs in the ever-pressing job of ke...
S01E12 Vertical Flight
2020NR50:00
From its beginnings to the development of modern aircraft, exploring the challenges of vertical flight with near-crash m...
S01E11 Limping Home
2020NR46:00
It is the nature of pilots to stay with their planes and bring them and their crews home, no matter what shape they are ...
S01E10 WW II Air Attacks
2020NR33:00
WWII, as seen from the gun sights of American fighters and attackers. Be in the center of dogfights. camera These unrele...
S01E09 Vietnam: Zero Dark Thirty
2020NR50:00
For 10 long years, Vietnam was home to thousands of American military aviators. This incredible video shows you the life...
S01E08 PuThe Limits
2020NR47:00
Exceed a limit and you kill yourself, push the limits back and you build an plane that can kill the enemy. One finds the...
S01E07 Whatever It Takes
2020NR48:00
Witness firsthand the moments when even a tiny glitch can bring down the finest technology and the ingenious pilots who ...
S01E06 Out of Control
2020NR50:00
Watch accident footage from actual mishaps, uncontrollable situations with stalls and drops, pilot-induced oscillations,...
S01E05 Violent Skies
2020NR49:00
Witness firsthand a jet that has been struck, disoriented, and killed by a missile shot, dying in violent skies. Pilots ...
S01E04 Nowhere Elto Go
2020NR51:00
No job is more hazardous than Carrier Air operations. Witness amazing, seemingly impossible approaches and landings, and...
S01E03 Aircraft Carrier Quals
2020NR48:00
What does it take to become a jet fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier? Witness the good, the bad, and the ugly as pilot...
S01E02 EagleOver the Gulf of DeStorm
2020NR48:00
Pilots narrate footage of military aircraft and manoeuvres.
S01E01 The Final Approach: The DeclaFiles
2020NR46:00
Unbelievable footage of pilots in terrifying moments includes emergencies during take-offs and landings and the disastro...