Examines the professional and personal qualities of an airline captain through discussions with George Elbel, Captain for Delta Air Lines.

"From Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral, a few women have found "Wings of their own". From record-breaking altitude testing, air races, package delivery services and aerobatics to sightseeing tours, commercial shifts, leisure flights, military service, helicopter support runs, and ventures into space, women have piloted all kinds of aircraft. Wings of their own looks at women pilots over the 20th century through the voices of the women themselves and features...

A documentary on the Bendix Trophy Race (1931-1962) during the height of aerobatic racing, made for viewing at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, featuring the stories of trophy winners, Jimmy Doolittle and Jackie Cochran.

Follow a young American pilot as he makes his way through Red Flag, the world's most intense, simulated air war training event, where U.S. and international pilots are taken to their limits of endurance.

The story of Howard Hughes.

On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Bleriot set out on his epic flight across the English Channel, marking the first long-distance flight over water and the first air crossing of a national boundary. A Daring Flight captures the thrilling formative years of flight, when the French were mad about airplanes and tried everything to fly.

Arrow Through The Heart pays tribute to the Italian Jet Team, showcasing a perfect aerial performance the day before deadly tragedy struck. With feature maneuvers from top flight teams from the USA, Canada, France, and Brazil, Aviation Action packs high-altitude footage onto one intense disc. And altitude meets attitude in Thunderbirds: Skies of Thunder, the exhilarating point-of-view film that puts you in the cockpit with these Air Force aerobats...

Describes the world of the black aviators who broke down barriers in order to take to the skies. Through period accounts, first-person recollections, and rare photos and footage, follow the difficult journey of African-American pilots to secure their rightful place in the U.S. military. Eugene Bullard and Bessie Coleman, the Tuskegee airmen, Frank Peterson are a few of those discussed. "From the First World War to the Gulf War and beyond, Black aviators...

In the Red Baron, a biography of the World War I ace known as the Red Baron, who shot down eighty Allied planes before he was killed. In Lindbergh & the Spirit of St. Louis, tells about Charles Lindbergh's thirty-three hour flight from New York to Paris on May 10, 1927. In Daredevil pilots, take a trip back to the first cross-country daredevil pilots of the U.S. Air Mail Service. Includes rare, historic footage.

Provides a first hand account from WASP who tell their story and discuss their experiences during the three pivotal periods that make up the WASP history. WASP experts and family members also share their personal stories and expert knowledge.