Air and Space

"To the Rescue" explores iconic examples of the tireless effort and indomitable ingenuity of JPL engineers as they attempt to rescue the machines they had lofted into the heavens.

To counter WWI German airships, Britain develops a hybrid aircraft by welding the fuselages of two planes together; during WWII both Germany and the allies would build twin fuselage aircraft.

John Langford discusses the future of air mobility.

German data gives Western designers the formula for large airliners like the Boeing 707, Douglas DC8 and Convair Jet Liners.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.

It started with JPL agreeing to land something on Mars.

Hotdog Brown talks about his experience with Top Gun School, the F-8 Crusader and the impact of naval aviation on the war over Vietnam.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the jungles of Burma in search of a crashed WWII plane.

Before the Nazis came to power, Germany was limited to commercial aircraft and gliders, as the Allies considered both to be harmless. They were wrong. This mistake would allow the Wehrmacht to subjugate most of Western Europe in a matter of months.