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Design Flaws

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

S4, EP7 "Catastrophe at O'Hare"

On 25 May 1979, the number-one engine on American Airlines Flight 191 detaches moments after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft banks to the left and crashes into an open field, killing all 271 people on board.

Air Disasters

S1, EP1 "Invisible Killer"

During a storm, a strong gale slams Delta Airlines Flight 191 to the ground, killing most people on board.

Air Disasters

S18, EP14 "A Wounded Bird"

A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.

Air Disasters

S19, EP1 "Deadly Exchange"

When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Air Disasters

S7, EP3 "Fire Fight"

A mechanical problem aboard an Air Canada plane turns into an all-out emergency six miles in the air.

Aerial America

S1, EP11 "South Carolina"

White sand beaches; Blue Ridge Mountains; Charleston's Rainbow Row.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2, EP6 "MSC Divina"

Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.

Mighty Trains

S3, EP3 "Bernina Express"

Switzerland's Bernina Express is one of three railway lines on the UNESCO World Heritage list; it navigates 55 tunnels and nearly 200 viaducts and bridges.

Mighty Trains

S1, EP2 "The Shinkansen"

Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S3, EP4 "Viking Star"

We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2, EP3 "Viking Sea"

The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S2, EP4 "Europa 2"

Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen.

Mighty Cruise Ships

S1, EP5 "Stella Australis"

The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America.

How Did They Build That?

S4, EP3 "Speedcore & Steambend"

Peek inside a cloud-inspired library in Canada that's built over a live railway; see how clever engineering helped a huge Seattle skyscraper go up without harming its iconic neighbour, then cross an Australian bridge that floats above a busy river.

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