Bohaterem projektu jest Howard Hughes, amerykański miliarder, pilot i konstruktor lotniczy, który w 1935 r. ustanowił światowy rekord prędkości - 567 km/h, a w 1938 r. wykonał etapowy lot dookoła świata. Fabuła filmu opowiada o latach młodości Howarda Hughesa. Zaczyna się, gdy bohater reżyseruje jeden z ulubionych obrazów Martina Scorsese "Aniołowie piekieł", a kończy w 1946 roku, gdy Howard romansuje z najznamienitszymi aktorkami Hollywood.
Dnia 15 stycznia 2009 roku kapitan Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) i drugi pilot Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) rozpoczęli rutynowy lot, który szybko zamienił się w koszmar. Sully dokonał niemożliwego i posadził uszkodzoną maszynę na lodowatych wodach rzeki Hudson. Chociaż awaryjne lądowanie okrzyknięto cudem, w czasie śledztwa zostały ujawnione fakty, które mogły zniszczyć karierę Sully’ego. [opis dystrybutora dvd]
Jeden z pasażerów nagle umiera z nieznanej przyczyny. W samolocie jak i na ziemi wybucha panika.
Rod Slater otrzymuje od kierownictwa kopalni obietnicę awansu na stanowisko kierownicze, jeśli podejmie się ryzykownego poszukiwania żyły złota. Slater zgadza się, nie podejrzewając, że jest jedynie narzędziem do osiągnięcia zysku. Zamiast żyły złota, natrafia na ogromną żyłę wodną, która ma zalać i zniszczyć całą kopalnię. Kierownictwo chce osiągnąć ogromne zyski, nawet kosztem śmierci pracowników.
W 1910. roku magnat prasowy postanawia udowodnić, że Wielka Brytania jest nie tylko królową przestrzeni morskiej, lecz także powietrznej, obiecując nagrodę temu, kto 1. przemierzy trasę Londyn-Paryż, przez kanał La-Manche.W bitwie o wysoką nagrodę i prestiż państwa biorą udział piloci z najróżniejszych krajów i każdy z nich reprezentuje znane narodowe stereotypy. Toteż wśród pionierów lotnictwa znajdzie się np. francuski bawidamek i nad wyraz uporządkowany pruski oficer. Rywalizacja między nimi prowokuj wiele nieczystych i zadziwiających zagrań.
W czasie lądowania pilot prywatnej awionetki dostaje ataku serca i jego maszyna zderza się w powietrzu z samolotem pasażerskim. W wyniku kolizji kapitan i nawigator boeinga ponoszą śmierć na miejscu, a drugi pilot traci wzrok. Nad uszkodzoną maszyną próbuje zapanować stewardesa Nancy, którą za pośrednictwem radia instruuje Joe Patroni, szef linii lotniczych. Kobieta nie potrafi jednak samodzielnie sprowadzić samolotu na ziemię. Wkrótce na lotnisku pojawia się doświadczony instruktor jumbo-jetów Alan Murdock, narzeczony Nancy. Razem z Patronim decyduje, że jedyną szansą na uratowanie boeinga jest opuszczenie na jego pokład specjalisty i sam podejmuje się wykonania tego karkołomnego manewru. Wkrótce w stronę uszkodzonego samolotu wyrusza helikopter.
Amelia Earhart staje się gwiazdą, gdy jako pierwsza kobieta przelatuje samotnie nad Atlantykiem. To jednak nie koniec jej marzeń - kolejnym wyzwaniem jest lot dookoła świata.
Mike Regan (Pierce Brosnan) jest człowiekiem sukcesu - szefuje gigantycznej firmie, ma kochającą żonę, piękną 17-letnią córkę i żyje w luksusowym domu naszpikowanym najnowocześniejszą technologią. Pewnego dnia prosi o przysługę nieco tajemniczego informatyka pracującego od niedawna w jego firmie - Eda. Z pozoru nieśmiały chłopak, powoli odkrywa jednak swoje prawdziwe oblicze. Kiedy Mike zakazuje natarczywemu Edowi kontaktów z jego córką, ten wykorzystuje swoją doskonałą znajomość nowoczesnej technologii, aby zniszczyć życie biznesmena. Nie znając dnia ani godziny kolejnego ataku, Mike podejmuje nierówną walkę z nieobliczalnym psychopatą. Postanawia nie cofnąć się przed niczym, aby ocalić swoją rodzinę.
Po śmierci matki trzynastoletnia Amy zamieszkuje u dawno niewidzianego ojca na kanadyjskiej prowincji. Opieka nad stadkiem osieroconych gęsi zbliża ich do siebie.
Czarnoskórzy piloci zmagają się z rasistowskimi uprzedzeniami ze strony przełożonych. Wkrótce zostają przeszkoleni i wysłani na front, gdzie zdobywają zasłużone uznanie.
In the near future, human inhabitants would have been crowded and congested. It was an urgency to stride out to the universe and find a new home. When everything was under progress in an orderly way, dramatic geological transformations erupted over the courses of decades. Humanity was demolished by this disaster and hardly left anything. Until the nature gradually restored calm, people struggled to their feet from ruins and abysses, stepping again onto this familiar but strange earth. But for us people, dominating everything has been rooted into our blood. Are we still masters of this new world?
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
Allison and Will set out on a mission to discover the fabled "peace treasure" in a continent wrought with long-standing conflict between two kingdoms. Their belief and aspirations are carried on by their daughter, Lillia, who strives to bring the warring nations together as a united land. This animated show motivates young viewers to dream of a world that is rid of hostility and disputes brought on by differences in nationality or ideology.
It is about young people who dream of taking flight in the blue skies and the tests that they encounter when in comes to friendship, romance and career. Xiao Mo is a talented pilot who experiences a blow to his career when a person dies on his watch because of an accident. The person is the mother of Xia Yu who is the successor of an aviation empire. Even though subsequent investigations cleared Xiao Mo of any fault, he resigns from his job due to guilt and chooses to become a mechanic instead. Two years later, Xiao Mo returns to flying and also encounters Xia Yu who's studying to become a pilot as well. The two men find themselves falling for the same woman. To complicate matters, details from two years ago resurface causing the people to suspect Xiao Mo once agai
When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!
Gu Nanting, the vice minister of passenger flight department of Lu Airlines, is a strict and self-disciplined man, who is known as a mean boss and a devil instructor. The female cargo pilot, Cheng Xiao, is brave and unrestrained. She was about to be promoted to captain when she got transferred to the passenger department due to the company's restructuring. Gu Nanting becomes Cheng Xiao's direct supervisor and mentor, and the two are at odds with each other. Gu Nanting, who has always pursued stability and order, is disrupted time and again by Cheng Xiao, who does not follow the usual rules. The two pilots and their mentor, who have always pursued stability and order, are disrupted time and again by the unorthodox Cheng Xiao. How can they deal with this situation?
In order to uncover the "end of the sky," as spoken of in ancient mythology, Kal-el Albus is sent to Isla, an island in the sky. There he attends Cadoques High's Aerial Division, where he enjoys a carefree life with his schoolmates. That is...until a surprise attack by the air tribe drags Isla into a bloody war.
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
Inoue Momoko admires her late father, who was a pilot. She begins work as a co-pilot at a low-cost airline. Under Captain Shinkai Kohei’s instructions, who knew her father, Inoue Momoko works hard to become a captain and her boyfriend Umino Daisuke supports her dream too. One day, Inoue Momoko has a problem with a passenger complaining about the limit for carry-on baggage. At that time, Katsuki Tetsuya looks at the situation.
As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a Hypermarionation reboot of the classic 1967 Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.
The Boeing Company develops their most technically advanced aircraft: the 777. From corporate conference rooms to factory floors, its extensive testing and first commercial flight, more than 10,000 people were involved in the creation of the new plane, assembled with parts from all over the world.
The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots."
In 1903, not only did the Wright brothers ’plane soar, but a young man named William Boeing stepped out of the Yale University gates. 13 years later, using wood, canvas and wire, the first "Boeing model", the B&W, was born. Boeing has since grown into a huge company and developed countless models, including the 1957-92 passenger jet, the 707. Later, we learn about the Constellation designed by Lockheed in the early 1940s. The fuselage of the machine evokes the graceful form of a dolphin, no wonder that with its beauty it also won the title of "Queen of Heaven". The C-69 was the first model to cross non-stop America, covering the Los Angeles-Washington DC distance in record time of 7 hours and 3 minutes. Connies were used for both military and civilian purposes until the early 1960s. This and many more stories are recounted here in Great Planes.
The warplane has evolved over nearly a century to become what it is today, in 2004. This series is the story of how, through life-and-death necessity, invention, ingenuity and sheer hard work that warplane technology evolved. The Warplane series is not a history of every military plane but rather a look at the major stepping stones that advanced military aviation.
It follows the story of Pin Xiang, a high school senior with a hidden talent who discovers a passion for soccer and strives to become an amazing soccer player.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.
