TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

Air Disasters Deadly Exchange

When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Air Disasters Ripped Apart

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

Air Disasters Impossible Pitch

Experts investigate the West Air Sweden Flight 294 crash and how the cargo jet nosedived into the Swedish Arctic at speeds nearing 600 mph.

Air Disasters Deadly Deception

When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

Air Disasters Fight for Your Life

Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.

Air Disasters Bomb on Board

A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.

Air Disasters Ocean Landing

Pilots aboard a hijacked plane are forced to attempt an emergency landing at sea.

How Did They Build That? Skywalks & Suspensions

Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.

How Did They Build That? Sky Gardens & Seismic Stations

The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.

How Did They Build That? Tricks & Trains

A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.

How Did They Build That? Steep & Stunning

The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.

How Did They Build That? Riverparks & Artworks

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.

How Did They Build That? Upside Down & Under Sea

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

How Did They Fix That? Aquarius Reef Base

Diving into retrofits on the world's only underwater habitat, where NASA astronauts train for space missions; Mike joins a crack repair team who breathe new life into this oceanic environment after a global pandemic shut it down.

How Did They Fix That? Cirque Du Soleil: High-Flying Fixes

At Cirque Du Soileil in Las Vegas, Mike embeds with the talented teams that maintain the amazing machines behind Cirque Du Soleil's stage shows.

How Did They Fix That? Philadelphia Transit

In Philadelphia, Mike Davidson is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks & in trolley restoration garages - working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest & oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time.

How Did They Fix That? Euro Hauler

Following a million-dollar freight run across four European countries and meeting the drivers, engineers and maintenance teams who keep the train running.

How Did They Fix That? Water Bombers: Fixing Aerial Firefighters

With wildfire season ahead, Mike works with an aerial firefighting company as they fix and convert aircraft into firefighting machines, including the transformation of a 1960's C130 plane from aged military aircraft into a stateofthe art waterbomber.

How Did They Fix That? Heavy Cargo Express

A ride through Eastern Europe aboard heavy-hauling trains shows the logistical and mechanical challenges of making a multimillion-dollar cargo delivery.

Air Disasters Deadly Data

With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer catastrophic computer errors that force investigators to dig deep for clues.

Air Disasters Kobe Bryant

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.

Air Disasters Cockpit Failure

Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

Air Disasters Engines Out

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

Air Disasters Instrument Confusion

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.