Smithsonian HD Network Scientists fly to save Anchorage from avalanche destruction; border agents stop a potential insect invasion at Anchorage International; a bush pilot flies explosive cargo for a village festival, and the Coast Guard races to repair. 2026-10-04 Shiver as a DC-6 crew delivers medicine in fuel-freezing weather, then cheer on a rookie Coast Guard rescue swimmer during a crucial test; battle a tourist-season-ending engine fault and hunker down as a blizzard closes in on two vital airports. 2026-10-04 Inspect a new bush plane built from 70-year-old plans and take off on a US Army protection mission; batten down the hatches as hurricane-force winds pummel Anchorage, then observe as NASA scientists blast off from Alaska's answer to Cape Canaveral. 2026-10-04 A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader; entrepreneurs reviving a 1940s airframe land on ice to prove it can be the future of bush flying; trainee plane mechanics face a crucial test and an airport night guardian calls time. 2026-10-04 The Coast Guard flies a twelve-ton fuel truck to keep a remote base operational; an athlete flies to a dangerous airport for a glacier race; Fairbanks crews fight an avian invasion and after a decade in a museum, a Grumman Goose takes to the skies. 2026-10-04 A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency; a leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover; rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates. 2026-10-04 A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness; a rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island; a seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business and customs agents. 2026-10-04 Valentine's Day delays loom when a squadron of F-22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600-lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water. 2026-10-04 Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud. 2026-10-04 Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator; in Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten the International Ice Carving Championship and a high-tech airframe inspection on a Boeing 737 uncovers a potential issue. 2026-10-04 An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain. 2026-10-04 A sky-high tour over Minnesota reveals the state's ancient, glacial landscapes and tells the stories of the pioneers who helped build the nation. 2026-10-04 Viewing Oklahoma from the sky reveals a state filled with tall-grass prairies and man-made wonders; the Dust Bowl, Tornado Alley and buffalo-filled plains; it also shows a history steeped in tragedy and devastation. 2026-10-04 An aerial journey over Ohio showcases the Buckeye State's autumnal vistas, majestic rivers, epic skyscrapers and battlegrounds. 2026-10-04 A high-flying tour over Illinois; the Windy City, prairies and rivers; the state's dramatic history of great fires, crime and historic battles; Chicago's unique skyscrapers and the Lincoln Tomb. 2026-10-04 Home to some of America's highest mountains; Mount St. Helens. 2026-10-04 Beauty of the Empire State; Central Park; tallest skyscrapers; mighty rivers; 17th century explorer Henry Hudson. 2026-10-04 A flight over Massachusetts explores the sites; the Bay State, from Martha's Vineyard to the Bambino's Curse, seen from the air. 2026-10-04 An aerial tour over America's Great Plains tracks the prairies, farms, oilfields and wildlife. 2026-10-04 The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures; in Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs. 2026-10-04 A wolverine overcomes first-time flyer's nerves to travel to a new home. A helicopter pilot hunts for a showstopping ice cave. An 80-year-old cargo plane flies into the Arctic, and a wall of arctic fog threatens the airport wit. 2026-10-04 Soar over the frozen Bering Sea as a heavy-hauling helicopter makes its way to a tiny island just 2.4 miles from Russia; prepare for a medevac mission with the Arctic Angels and listen in as a veteran bush pilot tests his grandson's flying skills. 2026-10-04 Race to resupply farmers after Mount Spurr starts to rumble; the Anchorage International operations team handles two emergency landings; answering the call when a family asks for help getting to a vital school basketball game. 2026-10-04 Climbers landing on a glacier at the foot of Mount Denali follow in the footsteps of aviation pioneers; a swarm of 600,000 bees threatens the plane's structural integrity and veterinarians battling a rabies epidemic go up again. 2026-10-04 Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach. 2026-10-05 NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under. 2026-10-05 Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach. 2026-10-05 Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish market. 2026-10-05 Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach. 2026-10-05 When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner. 2026-10-05 A look at three deadly air disasters that are caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers. 2026-10-05 Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues; in the end, all three trails lead back to the same source -- the fuel tank. 2026-10-05 Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose sight of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap. 2026-10-05 Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clashes; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong. 2026-10-05 Investigators face a mystery when Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil. 2026-10-05 From pilot error to meltdowns within air traffic control, investigators dig deep into three midair collisions that seem to defy logic. 2026-10-05 A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation. 2026-10-05 Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield. 2026-10-05 A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing. 2026-10-05 When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions and terrorist claims in their search for the truth. 2026-10-05 A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war. 2026-10-05 Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane. 2026-10-05 An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers. 2026-10-05 A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft. 2026-10-05 Lord Foster's five-winged steel towers cool Abu Dhabi's national museum naturally. Robots 3D-print a steel bridge in Amsterdam & a concrete tower in Switzerland. And in Sydney, engineers pump out the harbour to build a fish market. 2026-10-05 NASA's 3D-printed Mars habitat rehearses human life on the red planet. Seoul's historic city hall gains a 13-story glass wave. And in Dallas, 68,000 square feet of concrete galleries balance on legs that want to splay open under. 2026-10-05 Milwaukee commissions Calatrava to design a museum with 90-ton wings that take flight; Oslo tears down its national ski jump and rebuilds it for the World Championships; and in LA, a 235-foot tower is wrapped in steel bands. 2026-10-05 In Oklahoma, a sacred spiral mound rises on a former oilfield, honouring 39 tribes; London's crumbling Battersea Power Station is reborn with two million new bricks. And in Spain, Frank Gehry crowns a historic winery. 2026-10-05 Engineers create impossibly shaped buildings: Albany's Egg, a huge, sculpted theatre space, fit for a Rockefeller; a floating fortress in LA, protecting $2bn in art; and giant New York offices towering over America's busiest com. 2026-10-06