Extreme Machines

All About Submersibles

All About Helicopters. Featuring the AH-64 Apache.

All About Hovercraft

All About Race Cars

Gripping archive footage documents tanks in action from the First World War to Desert Storm; the most advanced tanks in the world today; a glimpse of the claustrophobic world of the tank crew; US Future Combat System.

Journey towards the centre of the earth inside the deepest mine in the U.S.; the fire that broke out in the Channel Tunnel between the U.K. and France; what happens in a mine explosion.

Cars are the most popular machine on the planet; they are the machines of the 20th century. They thrill, they excite, they generate a loyalty and passion like no other machine. Car Crazy hitches a ride through the world of the automobile. We go drag racing with the world'€™s fastest drag racers reaching speeds of over 515 kilometres per hour in just 366 metres. We drive off road with Baja Bugs, souped-up VWs that take on the worst nature has to offer and win. And we look to the future to see where the car is heading.

Experience the exciting and flamboyant world of aviation. This program focuses on unusual aircraft and man's most extreme methods of flying. We take a look at different ways of powering aircraft from a home-built plane powered with a lawn- mower engine to the cutting edge technology of NASA's solar powered planes. We take a close look into the world of VTOL - Vertical Take Off and Landing planes, specifically the infamous Harrier Jump Jet with its unique manoeuvrability and ability to take-off and land from almost anywhere.

See how today's nuclear submarines play an integral role in U.S. national defense.