Catalog Search Results
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg, the world's largest airship, ignited in a giant fireball as it prepared to land at Lakehurst, New Jersey - a disaster immortalized by searing newsreel footage and Herbert Morrison's unforgettable 'Oh, the humanity!' commentary. The chain of events that ignited Hindenburg's hydrogen remains one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Each episode of this gripping series features a detailed re-enactment of a real-life air disaster. Using cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitness recounts and interviews with aviation experts, it provides a compelling, in-depth look at the critical moments before, during, and after these catastrophes.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
On June 1st, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply vanish without a trace? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following...
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In an era of smart-phones and GPS, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish into thin air? NOVA tells the inside story of the search for Flight MH370 and meets the key players from all corners of the globe who have spent months searching for the lost plane. How easy is it to make a plane disappear? Or can new technology guarantee that in the future, nothing will ever be 'lost' again?
6) Last B-24
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explores the wreckage of the Tulsamerican, a B-24 bomber that crashed into a sea near Croatia in 1944.
8) Flying cheap
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Frontline investigates the crash of Continental 3407 in Buffalo, NY, and discovers a dramatically changed airline industry, where regional carriers now account for half of the nation's daily departures. Insiders are worried that, thirty years after airline deregulation, the aviation system is being stretched beyond its capacity to deliver service that is both cheap and safe.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
As world-famous aviator Amelia Earhart closed in on her record-setting attempt to fly around the world in July 1937, she disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean - vanishing without a trace. Did she run out of fuel and crash into the sea? Or could she have survived?
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request