Discovery Channel (Firm)

(Wings of the Luftwaffe) Formed in 1935, the German Luftwaffe secretly began designing formidable military aircraft while other countries leisurely explored aviation. The Luftwaffe launched many of the greatest combat aircraft of the era. (Wings over Europe) Presents some of the airplanes used in World War II over Europe--Stukas, Spitfires, Messerschmitts, Mustangs, Focke-Wulfs, etc. This is the story of these great planes and the men who flew them....

"95 worlds & counting: Go where the real action is...the moons! Once dismissed as insignificant ice-balls, we now know they are anything but boring. Visit Jupiter's Io-a veritable fireball-and Neptune's Triton-where even the air is frozen solid-and the rest of our solar system's Lunar wonders."--Container. "If we had no moon: Imagine a moonless weather report-blizzards in the Sahara, floodwaters swallowing the Pyramids, 90-degree temperatures in...

A journey back in time to see seven wondrous achievements constructed with simple tools and by human hands. See them as they first appeared and the stories of who built them and why.

Join Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman on their quest to separate fact from fiction as they challenge commonly held beliefs. Throughout this popular series from the Discovery Channel, they debunk urban legends using modern-day science mixed with good-natured fun to separate the real ... from the really out there.

"September 1, 1983 - a Korean Airlines 747, carrying 269 people, is shot down while flying through Soviet airspace. The Soviets claim the plane was on a spy mission and that their actions were justified. The United States insists that Russia fired without provocation. Join the Unsolved History team as they launch a new investigation into this tragedy, using technology and forensic science not available 20 years ago. Through careful re-examination...

"Watch as work continues on the $4.5 billion USS George Bush aircraft carrier, midway through its four-year construction at Newport News, Virginia. While huge cranes -- each capable of hoisting 900 tons -- carefully lift 160 massive sections of the completed flight deck into place with metronomic accuracy, the pressure mounts as workers race to avoid any delays." -- Distributor web site.

Chronicles one of the largest civil engineering projects in modern history, the re-routing of I-93 and I-90 underground.

Follow a group of visionary designers and engineers who are committed to relieving the Tarn bottleneck and opening up the region to the rest of Europe by building a massive bridge to leap across the 1.3-mile wide chasm. When it's completed, the Millau Viaduct will stand as the world's highest bridge and will form the last connection in a major highway linking Spain and Italy with Paris.

For almost a century, one of the world's most important waterways has let ships make a commercially critical shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But many of today's ships are too big for the man-made canal. Can it be widened?