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Old 28th September 2014, 01:43 PM
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Tue 30/09

SBSOne

3:05 am How To Build - A Super Jumbo Wing -

This three-part series looks at three high-tech British engineering projects that all share something in common - amazing technology and individuals with highly specialised skills. The first episode follows the people who work at the two main Airbus factories in the UK. In Filton, near Bristol, we meet engineers and designers at the company's research and development facility, and in Broughton in Wales, the site of one of Europe's biggest factories, we meet the staff who actually build the massive A380 aircraft wing. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 1 of 3) (Rpt) G CC

Thu 02/10

SBS2

09:25pm Carrier: Another Day In Paradise - All Hands -

Carrier is a 10-part Emmy Award-winning series about a six-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz. On a bright May morning, 5,000 sailors and Marines bid farewell to their loved ones before the mammoth USS Nimitz pulls out of Coronado, California, and sets a course for Hawaii and beyond. The program includes extensive footage shot aboard ship, as well as interviews with many of the crew about their various experiences, in addition to their own personal concerns and fears about the trip ahead. (From the US) (Documentary Series) M (L) **Premiere**

Sun 05/10

SBSOne

5:30 pm As It Happened: Air Aces - George Beurling

Air Aces is the groundbreaking series that tells the stories of the most heroic airborne combat missions in history. Using real vintage aircrafts, the series films the impossible by re-creating mid-air combat sequences. Featuring Spitfires, Lancaster bombers, and Phantom fighters, as well as, aerial stunt teams, and state-of-the-art camera technology, the series dramatises the exploits of the world's greatest Air Aces. The series also features revealing interviews with the last surviving veterans and military historians, rare archival footage, and cutting edge CGI. (Part 1 of 6) (From the US) (Documentary) PG CC **New Series Premiere*


11:15 pm Where Is Flight MH370?

Where is Flight MH370? tells the inside story of the search for the missing jet and those who have spent weeks searching for the lost plane. The disappearance of Flight MH370 stunned the world, making international headlines and sending shockwaves throughout the aviation industry. In an era of smart-phones and sat-nav, how could a 270-ton passenger jet vanish into thin air? Using the timeline of what happened to MH370 as its narrative structure, this documentary looks at how the plane could „disappear‟ and the technology used to follow its final path. (From the UK) (Documentary) G CC **Premiere**
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