They Attempted to Save the Plane by Flying it Upside Down?! | Mayday Air Disaster | S1E05

Mayday Air Disaster | S2E01 | Blow Out A loud bang is heard from the cockpit of British Airways Flight 111. The windshield has popped off and the captain has been sucked out through the opening. His body is plastered to the side of the plane and the plane is diving quickly. The co-pilot is in a desperate situation, he’s never flown the plane before, the sound of the wind is deafening and he can’t hear the replies from air traffic controllers who are trying to help him gain control of the plane. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

At the height of thunderstorm season in Arkansas, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster. The MD80 ploughs off a wet runway down an embankment and breaks apart, killing 11 people. Mayday delves into the time pressures and misjudgment that lead to this accident. Mayday Air Disaster | S1E02 | Racing The Storm Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing. MAYDAY explores the causes that contributed to this near catastrophe and shows how the crew managed to glide to a safe landing. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Mayday Air Disaster | S1E03 | Fire On Board The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off. It’s a race against time to dump fuel and land. Minutes later fire and complete electrical failure cause the MD11 to crash into the Atlantic killing all 229 passengers and crew on board. MAYDAY searches for the cause of the fire and asks why it spread so destructively so quickly. Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

The Tiny Mistakes That Triggered Aviation's Deadliest Disasters | Code Red Flight MH17 was shot out of the air by a missile causing catastrophic failure. We investigate the limits of aviation engineering to understand how a plane stays in the air and what happens when it fails. - Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 - 2014 - Tenerife airport disaster (Canary Islands) - 1977 - American Airlines Flight 587 (Queens, NY) 2001 - Iran Air Flight 655 - 3 July 1988 - Tupolev Tu-144 & Air France 4590 - Concorde Code Red | S1E10 | Flight Disasters Documentary Central is the home for compelling documentaries tackling subjects like history, climate change, wildlife, conspiracy and more.

Explore the untold story of Vought - from the first Navy fighters to the legendary F4U Corsair and the jet-powered Crusader. Discover the aircraft that defined naval aviation! In this episode of Flying Through Time, we dive deep into the rich legacy of the Vought Aircraft Company, creators of both the US Navy’s earliest and most advanced propeller-driven fighters. Learn how Vought transformed from assembling VE-7 trainers in an old factory to producing the iconic F4U Corsair - a plane that tipped the scales in the Pacific War and set new standards in performance and design. We explore how the Corsair’s revolutionary gullwing helped it dominate both carrier decks and front-line combat, earning rave reviews from American and British aviators alike and maintaining an unmatched kill ratio. But the story doesn’t end with piston engines. Follow Vought into the jet age, from the experimental Cutlass to the supersonic Crusader and the formidable A7 Corsair II. We’ll showcase the company’s innovations in wing design, carrier landing solutions, and their lasting impact beyond WWII - including action in Korea and Desert Storm.