Smithsonian HD Network A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in. 2026-10-26 In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions. 2026-10-26 A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in. 2026-10-26 In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions. 2026-10-26 A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in. 2026-10-26 Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati. 2026-10-26 In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea. 2026-10-26 The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines. 2026-10-26 Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea. 2026-10-26 After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky. 2026-10-26 In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. 2026-10-26 A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire; ATSB investigators must determine the cause within an active fire zone. 2026-10-26 Two planes collide in the sky above southern Germany and numerous people on the ground witness the disaster; based on the wreckage, it is clear that the planes collided in the air; the researchers encounter a mystery. 2026-10-26 Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific; both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause. 2026-10-26 On Dec. 22, 1996, Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes into mountainous terrain near Narrows, Va., during a functional evaluation flight, killing all six occupants; the investigation finds that the pilots made improper flight control inputs. 2026-10-26 When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world. 2026-10-26 When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident. 2026-10-26 An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever. 2026-10-26 When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea. 2026-10-26 After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy. 2026-10-26 Mike Davidson embarks with the team to one of the most extreme, avalanche-prone ski mountains in the world: Snowbird; they battle to keep the steep and deep slopes safe with shovels, snowcats and even a WWII Howitzer. 2026-10-26 Mike pushes himself to the limit to work with an elite team of high ropes techs on fixes hundreds of feet in the air; starting 45 stories up on the side of a skyscraper, then working and dangling on the edge. 2026-10-26 In Philadelphia, Mike is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages; he is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time. 2026-10-26 With wildfire season ahead, Mike works with an aerial firefighting company as they fix and convert aircraft into firefighting machines, including the transformation of a 1960's C130 plane from aged military aircraft into a stateofthe art waterbomber. 2026-10-26 At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision. 2026-10-27 Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama Desert in Chile; at observatory ALMA he works alongside the expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas. 2026-10-27 At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision. 2026-10-27 A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in. 2026-10-27 A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again. 2026-10-27 From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage. 2026-10-27 A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. 2026-10-27 Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. 2026-10-27 A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer. 2026-10-27 On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board were killed. 2026-10-27 Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour. 2026-10-27 We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway. 2026-10-27 The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica. 2026-10-27 Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway. 2026-10-27 Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon. 2026-10-27 The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia. 2026-10-27 Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country. 2026-10-27 A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges. 2026-10-27 VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone. 2026-10-27 Follow the building of the Norwegian Breakaway at Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard; it is the largest ship they've ever built, and they have only 18 months to finish it. 2026-10-27 The world's most adventurous cruise ship, MS Fram, battles ice-choked fjords of Greenland to visit wildlife and icebergs. 2026-10-27 The maiden voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world. 2026-10-27 New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations. 2026-10-27 Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience. 2026-10-27 The ORBIS McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the world's only flying eye-hospital, includes an operating room and a classroom. 2026-10-28