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TV documentary. Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown recounts his flying experiences, encounters with the Nazis and other adventures leading up to and during the Second World War. Illustrated with archive footage...
A 3-DVD set containing a compilation of 18 films made between 1917 and 1966 illustrating the history of flight. Contents: THE EPIC OF FLIGHT (1966, 48 MIN.) A Wolper production documenting the history of...
In this 3-part television series James May travels across the UK, US, Spain, Germany, Holland, Japan, Russia, and Ireland to find examples of cutting-edge science and technological innovation. Individual...
Documentary about the migratory patterns of birds stunningly filmed over three years using no special effects. 17 pilots and 14 cinematographers used planes, remote-controlled gliders, helicopters and...
Tells the story of four men who orbited the earth in 1997 on board the ill-fated space station ‘Mir’. With both the future of manned space flight and their lives in balance, the astronauths and...
John Maynard Smith describes the way flight developed in the animal kingdom: the fossil record indicates that the long tails which stabilised the flight of the first birds evolved into shorter, less stable...
Looks at how engineers can design flight simulators that simulate the movement of an airplane and yet remain stable. Compares the arrangement of links and joints used in the mechanics of a commercial flight...
Theme parks and ride designers are engaged in a technological battle to fulfil our dreams and create the cutting edge of this competitive industry from roller coasters to flight simulators, and the...
Animals have evolved many different methods for obtaining oxygen from their environment. This programme explores the respiratory challenges of two organisms: the water-breathing crab and the air-breathing...
Looks at how and why birds fly. Using remarkable new film techniques the audience is given a ‘bird’s eye’ view of the world. Shows a goose’s perpective of flying among clouds and what a fast-flying...
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