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HYPER-X: THE QUEST FOR HYPERSONIC SPEED (2 x 1 hr)
Prepare to fly into the unknown, and realize the dream of soaring beyond the
horizon and into aviation history. Produced in association with NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, with unprecedented access, this program details the development of the Mach-busting Hypersonic X-Plane. Follow the design and development and be in NASA’s mission control as the X-43A blazes a record-breaking Mach 7 trail across the
heavens and onto a hellacious Mach 10.
• 2006 - By Stephen Rocha
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TEST FLIGHTS: BEYOND THE LIMITS (3 x 1 hr)
The story of courage and commitment, and the danger and action involved in turning ideas into flying machines -- taking us further and faster, advancing the technology, expanding our world at the edges of space.
• Broadcast on The Learning Channel, 1998
• DVD version entitled WITHOUT LIMITS
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AMERICA’S SECRET WEAPONS - DESERT STORM AND BEYOND (150 min)
“Winds of the Storm” - It was an entirely new era in warfare, and Desert Storm was only the beginning. Retired Air Force General Merrill McPeak discusses the success and failures of the war in Iraq.
“Superweapons: The Secrets of China Lake” - Visit the US Navy’s weapons testing facility and get an astonishing glimpse into the future of aerial warfare.
• From Timeless Media, 2004
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AMAZING INCREDIBLE HELICOPTERS (1 x 1 hr)
Seeming to contradict the rules of nature, the helicopter still fascinates and thrills people all over the world. This special reveals some of the newest technology employed in these amazing machines, including a new helicopter that will even fly upside down!
• From the Cube International catalog, 1999
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ELITE CHOPPERS, BIRDS OF PREY (2 x 1 hr)
Striking fear across the battlefields, no weapon system has become so lethal as the attack helicopter. Witness the incredible firepower of the Apache, Kiowa Warrior, Blackhawk, Cobra and Bolko war birds!
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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FRONTLINE PILOTS (5 x 1 hr)
Using real-time mission profiles and live cockpit audio, witness a ground-breaking military-aviation series that puts viewers in the cockpit of a formidable array of military aircraft during thrilling air-to-air combat sequences.
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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LOST BOMBS: NUCLEAR WEAPONS (1 x 1 hr)
This amazing program examines how 10 air crews dealt with dire emergencies in armed nuclear bombers. The results are absolutely, positively, nothing short of startling and they are completely true.
• From the book by Douglas Keeney, published by Simon & Schuster
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE OF WW II (1 x 1 hr)
Original footage from World War II fighter planes and bombers. Viewers witness the terror of the air war exactly as it was fought in Europe and the Pacific, all seen from the unique vantage point of the cockpit.
• From Cube International catalog, 1998
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NO EASY DAYS I & II (2 x 1 hr)
Experience first-hand all of the ways a flight can go wrong. Nothing is easy about flying from an aircraft carrier. Witness the most dramatic accidents and crashes in naval aviation, including the unedited story of the horrible USS Forrestal fire. Even the smallest decisions can mean the difference between life and death!
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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FLIGHT CHECK: COMBAT MISSIONS (7 x 1 hr)
Training films of fighting aircraft of World War II include such tactics as belly landings, vertical banks, bailouts, weapons, and stalls. A tribute to the brave airmen and the fabulous warplanes that ruled the skies. Featuring the P-39 Aircobra • B-25 Mitchell • P-47 Thunderbolt • B-24 Liberator • B-17 Flying Fortress • P-61 Blackwidow • P-40 Warhawk • B-26 Marauder • B-29 Superfortress • and the P-38 Lightning.
• From the EDI / MM&V catalog, 1997 • Color / B&W
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WARBIRDS OF WORLD WAR II (14 x 1 hr)
14 key war planes that ruled the skies of World War II, starting with the B-17 “Flying Fortress”, the P-47 Thunderbolts and the P-51 Mustangs, to the mighty B-29 “Superfortress”. Witness the P-38 “Lightning” and the P-40 “Warhawk” in early battles and watch the B-24 “Liberators” as they pulverize the Reich. Also the surprise performance of the Mitsubitshi A6M Zero, the Messerschmitt, the Hawker Hurricane, Griffon Supermarine Spitfire, Grumman Hellcat, the Corsair and the B-25 Mitchell.
• From the EDI / MM&V catalog, 2002 • Color / B&W
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DEVIL BOAT: SAGA OF PT 658 (1 x 1 hr)
Compelling stories of the brave men who sailed aboard the heavily armed PT boats of the Mosquito Fleet. As a group of veterans take on the daunting task of restoring PT 658 to its original state complete with armaments and 3 1,200 horsepower Package engines, we’ll learn of their experiences of
combat on the high seas and how
they turned the tides in the Pacific, Mediterranean and English Channel during WW II.
• From Timeless Media, 2006
• Color/B&W
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AFTERBURNER BOOGIE: HOT JETS, COOL MUSIC (1 x 1 hr)
Watch F-14s fly to “Amazing Grace” and F-15s rock and roll, electrifying de-classified crashes, and more. Two years in production, a collection of great music set to the hottest jet footage.
• Also available as separate music segments for interstitial programming.
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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LIFE AT GROUND ZERO (1 x 1 hr)
Three remarkably candid U.S. government films document the only civilian nuclear effects tests ever conducted anywhere in the world. Portraying incredible naivete and oversimplifying a powerful issue, these films show men and women, cars, homes and buildings placed near ground zero and then blasted by hydrogen bombs.
• From the Cube International catalog, 1998
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ATOMIC BOMB TESTS - DECLASSIFIED (15 x 1 hr)
The only series of films released by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Although nuclear weapons were instrumental in ending World War II, little was actually known about their true power. These episodes chronicle the results as they detonated bomb after bomb. How big was the blast ring? How powerful was the shockwave? What altitude of detonation gave the most devastating blast?
• From the Cube International catalog, 1997-98
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