Sun Feb 3 21:25 - 22:50 SBS Viceland

Plane Crash

Scientists, pilots and aviation experts participate in a staged plane crash in a remote area of Mexican desert, hoping the exercise will reveal more about what happens to aircraft and their occupants during forced emergency landings.

Pilot James Slocum will put a Boeing 727 passenger jet on a crash course, parachuting out minutes before impact.

After the crash, experts will analyse the site, along with data collected from cameras, instruments and hi-tech crash test dummies, to learn more about what happens when aeroplanes are forced out of the sky.

If you haven't seen this show its worth a watch

Did anyone watch this ?

How not to start an airline

Saw most of it Greg and got the impression he has no idea how complex all this is and keeps looking for the short cuts.

Check their website

http://www.firnasairways.com/firnas/

This is a hoot. Great passion for Airliners. They have a two tier viewing option, Freeview or Elite. They do live crossovers from various Airports. It usually goes for 20 minute or so free and then only "Elite" viewers watch from then on. Plus there is various other content such as interviews, etc. I watched them live on YouTube on the weekend from Gatwick. Next it's Schiphol.
https://www.bigjet.tv/ Elite is a subscription of A$5.99 a month I think.

SBS Sun 24/2/19 8:30PM - 10:15PM

Lockerbie: The Unheard Voices

The bombing of PanAm Flight 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988 killed 270 people and is the worst-ever terrorist attack on British soil.

Last December was the 30th anniversary of this terrible event, and this film tells the dramatic story of five survivors, five victims, and five eyewitnesses (some who have never spoken before), revealing the powerful impact the event continues to have over time.

60 Minutes Sunday 3rd March @ 8:30pm
Secret vault could be key to MH370 mystery:

SBS Thu 14/03/19 20:30 - 21:35

The Jumbo Jet: 50 Years in the Sky

This first of two parts explores the 747's design and build story - showing the engineering challenges Boeing faced racing to create the largest passenger aircraft ever built.

The 2nd part, same time on 21/03

60mins on Sunday Night has a story on the Boeing Max

Easyjet - Inside the Cockpit

Series 2 has commenced on ITV in the UK.

Those interested should keep an eye on Youtube

The first episode in this series was better than last series in my opinion.

New Episodes of ACI (s18) are being shown on 7Two on Wednesday nights.

Also, keep an eye out for NASA/Apollo documentaries with the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing in July ?

Agreed, Def better than last series.

3 Eps this series, last one next week

Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit doco has finished with 3eps.

All available via you favorite search engine

Worth a look, shows training of FO and Capts

A new season of BRITAIN'S BUSIEST AIRPORT: HEATHROW has started in the UK.

Available via you favorite search engine

Happy days!

Ch7 Sunday Night 08:30 01/06

QF72

It's the most terrifying mid-air #emergency in Australian #aviation history - so why has no one heard of flight QF72? For the first time, Captain Kevin Sullivan speaks out about what went wrong and how he managed to save his passengers and crew.

Note: Pilot has written a book on QF72 (about to go on sale)

QF72
 

Here's the original thread:
http://yssyforum.net/board/showthrea...highlight=QF72

And the ATSB report: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...-2008-070.aspx

QF72 was covered (less controversially) on ACI.

The episode S18e07 - Free Fall is available (if you search)

Still available on 7plus after May showing

https://7plus.com.au/air-crash-inves...-id=MDAY18-007

The first 6 eps have aired with another 6 eps later in the year

SBS1 Sun 30/06 20:30 - 22:25

D-Day 75 Years

Includes the restoration of a DC-3

With the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary approaching, here's a sample

TUE 16/07/19

ABC1

8:00pm

Stargazing: Moon and Beyond

Stargazing returns to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing mission. Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro will celebrate the historic event, and look forward at the exciting future of space exploration.

9:00pm

Fly Me To The Moon

Prominent Aussies reflect on the Moon Landing - the triumph of human achievement. Using footage not seen since that momentous day, John Barron documents the aftermath as Apollo 11 astronauts made their way around our nation.

SBS1

2019-07-14 1930 Chasing The Moon Ep1 Place Beyond The Sky, A
2019-07-15 1540 Mission Control
2019-07-15 1930 Chasing The Moon Ep2 Earthrise
2019-07-16 1525 One Last Step: The Honeysuckle Legacy
2019-07-16 1540 Engineering Space Saturn V
2019-07-16 1630 Engineering Space Lunar Module
2019-07-16 1930 Chasing The Moon Magnificent Desolation
2019-07-17 1540 Engineering Space Space Shuttle
2019-07-17 1630 Engineering Space Space Station
2019-07-18 1535 Engineering Space Hubble Telescope
2019-07-18 1630 Engineering Space Viking Mars Mission
2019-07-19 1545 Expedition Mars
2019-07-19 1930 The Unsung Heroes of Apollo 11
2019-07-20 1620 Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon

A few move Apollo 11 specials

Nine

Apollo 11: A Step that Changed the World
19:00-20:00 Saturday July 13
Narrated by Peter Overton and using extensive NASA archival footage including rarely seen film and video, we follow the historic first ever moon landing and look back at this monumental achievement.

10:

Moon Landing: One Hour That Changed The World
19:30 to 20:30 Saturday July 20
As far as history is concerned, humans land on the moon and step outside. Neil Armstrong’s is probably the most famous footstep in history. But that’s not how it really happened.

On 9Gem tomorrow night (17/07)

Extreme Planes

A packed passenger jet bursts into flames just moments from take-off. A family flight ends in disaster when a mid-air collision leaves passengers free-falling through burning debris at 12,000 feet. (2018)

8:42pm – 9:42pm (60 mins)

Followed by 2 eps of Aircrash Confidential

Another Ep of Extreme Planes is scheduled around the same time the following week.

Ch7 Tonight

The Day We Walked on the Moon

21:50 - 22:45

Planespotting Live
 

New series....

Planespotting Live s01e01

Based in the UK

From your Favorite source.

New doco on Max8

Boeings killer Planes (2019) Panorama Documentary

You should find it via your favorite search engine.

The final 6 eps have started.

Also earlier series are being shown on 7Two

New BTS doco from Ch5 UK this time BA

British Airways 24/7: Access All Areas

https://www.channel5.com/show/britis...ess-all-areas/

Check your favorite search engine

New Sunday Night on SBS 13/10

20:40 - 22:45

Concorde: Designing The Dream

Starting on 7Two next Sunday night at 20:30 is David Jason: Planes, Trains And Automobiles .

This 5 part series has a little bit of something for everybody.

Ep1 includes a visit to the Boeing Museum & Factory.

Monday Night on Ch9 (around 23:00) is a new UK series

World's Worst Flights

Season 1
It's one of our greatest fears, being on a plane when something goes badly wrong. This series reveals what its like to live through catastrophic events, using footage that captured these moments and hearing from those who survived them.

Missed the first Ep

Currently airing on BBC2 is the second series of Britain's Biggest Warship

3 eps follow HMS QE working up too take the first F-35 aircraft.

The first time an aircraft (not chopper) has landed on a RN ship in 10 years.

Another new series airing on Ch5 UK with 2 eps.

British Airways: 100 Years in the Sky

First Ep aired last night with the 2nd tonight. (UK Time)

Check with fav search engine.

The Boeing 737 Max: What Went Wrong

9 Sydney, 9:30pm, Sun, 24 Nov 2019, 60 minutes

Aviation authorities grounded the entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in March after two fatal crashes in five months. The Ethiopian Airlines crash in March followed a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October, 2018, which left 189 dead. Look at the truth behind these tragedies.

The Greatest Air Race

Produced by All of Us Productions this tells a long-lost story of when, in 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood.

“I was astonished to find a treasure trove of vision in the National Film and Sound Archives, as well as brilliant photos of the race competitors in libraries around the country,” says Director / Producer Susan Harrington.

“It turns out the competitors themselves were given cameras by Kodak to record the race. Personal photography was still in its infancy in 1919, so Kodak capitalised on media interest in the race, and as a result, some parts of the world were photographed from the air for the very first time.”

“I think for many Australians, the exploits of Ross and Keith Smith are largely unknown,” says Thomas. “Yet it was as significant in its day as the moon landing just 50 years later. What a staggering development, to go from a fabric-covered biplane to the moon landing in less than a human lifespan.”

Before one giant leap, there was one great race. In 1919, four Australians flew from London to Darwin in a Vickers Vimy plane made of fabric, wire and wood. Sitting in open cockpits with only a compass for navigation, their extraordinary 18,000km journey took 28 days. To celebrate this pioneering feat of endurance, and the centenary of the Darwin landing on 10 December, SBS will air the new Australian documentary The Greatest Air Race in early December.

The Greatest Air Race follows former NASA astronaut Andy Thomas as he returns to the old Vimy to rediscover this all-but-forgotten achievement. As a small boy growing up in South Australia, Andy was inspired by the surviving plane and the story of its remarkable pilot, Sir Ross Smith, to study aeronautical engineering. After joining NASA, Andy flew four million miles aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took with him the cloth ‘wings’ of Sir Ross and his brother and co-pilot Sir Keith Smith.


7:30pm, Sunday 8 December on SBS.

Not sure if ch9 showed this last night ?

It was on UK Ch4 last week.

Check your favorite search engine

It was on SBS last week

After QF completing non-stop in 19:19 this is how it was originally done.

Tomorrow night SBS

Air Crash Investigations Season 20 has commenced on NG.

Known episodes are shown on:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eason_20_(2020)

New series on UK TV

Plane Reclaimers follows the work of St Athan based end of life specialists eCube Solutions as they strip off all usable parts from airlines before breaking down the remaining aluminium hulk for recycling.

The program gets exclusive access to the day-to-day operations of eCube and are on the scene as the team dismantle and breathe new life into a variety of airlines.

Along the way, they examine the ground-breaking engineering and undercover the stories behind the aircraft.

Not sure if it will be shown in Oz