Research Project X-15 (1962)
Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Technology documentary hosted by Jack Webb, published by National Archives in 1962 - English narration.
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー, 履歴
上映時間 : 27分
シノプシス
The X-15 was the last in a line of manned rocket-powered research airplanes built during the 1950s to explore ever-faster and higher flight regimes. Nineteen years before Space Shuttle, the X-15 showed it was possible to fly into, and out of, space. Launched from the wing of a modified B-52 bomber, the ship rocketed higher and faster than any manned aircraft of the time. There had never been anything like the X-15; it had a million-horsepower engine and could fly twice as fast as a rifle bullet. In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation the aircraft flew over a period of nearly 10 years and set unofficial speed and altitude records, in a program to investigate all aspects of piloted hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo piloted spaceflight programs as well as the Space Shuttle program.
At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged. But its 45-year journey has been anything but smooth. This is the definitive story of the Boeing 747, from its milestones and triumphs to its turning points and disasters. Witness its history through rare archival footage and tales from pilots, engineers, designers, and passengers who were there when it all began.
1961年バージニア州。頭脳明晰なアフリカ系女性キャサリンはNASAで働くことになるが、NASAでも有色人種に対する差別は全体的に広く残り、労働環境は厳しいものだった。やがてキャサリンは、NASAでは白人を含むすべての女性が差別されていることに気付き始める。そして1961年5月、ケネディ大統領はアメリカ人宇宙飛行士の月面着陸を実現することを表明し、キャサリンたちに活躍する機会が与えられていく。
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1950年代後半。宇宙計画でソ連に遅れをとったアメリカは、マーキュリー計画を実現させるべく、急遽7人のパイロットを選出。新世界へと旅立つヒーローとして、彼らの前途は約束されてはいたが、ロケットも未完成の計画は無謀といえるものであった。その一方で、初めて音速の壁を破った伝説のテスト・パイロット=チャック・イエガーは、自らの手で大空へ挑戦し続けていた。
プライベートジェットの会社を営むマイクは、IT部門にいる派遣社員エドにあるトラブルを解決してもらう。それをきっかけに、彼はエドに好感を持って親しい間柄になる。しかし、その後エドは少しずつ家族のプライバシーに干渉するようになる。警戒して距離を置くマイクだが、その態度にエドは逆上。自身のスキルを総動員して、マイクと家族に対するサイバー攻撃を仕掛ける。
18歳で亡き父の石油掘削機の事業を引き継ぎ大富豪となったハワード・ヒューズ。1927年、21歳の彼は、その莫大な財産を全て注ぎ込み、航空アクション映画「地獄の天使」の製作に着手。30年に同作を完成させると大ヒットを記録し一躍ハリウッド・セレブの仲間入りを果たす。
14歳の少女エイミー、母親の死がきっかけとなりニュージーランドから父親トーマスが住むカナダ、オンタリオ州の農場へ移り住む。急変した環境に馴染めないエイミーであったが、ある日カナダガンの卵を発見し、孵化時の刷り込みにより「母親」となることで一変する。人間に育てられたガンは「渡り」の習性を知らない。このため、ガンと共に越冬地のノースカロライナ州（アメリカ）まで父親や周囲の人々の協力の下ウルトラライトプレーンで向かうこととなった。
Explorer Robert Ballard sets out to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance as he and a team of experts travel to the remote Pacific atoll named Nikumaroro in search of her final resting place.
The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
After 10 years of tests and 12 billion Euros invested, the state-of-the-art Airbus jet completed its first commercial flight in January 2015. We will discover how it was conceived and built, and explore its technological innovations every step of the way.
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding officer, Cmdr. Frank Camparelli, to re-engage them, this disillusioned pair decide to take the war effort into their own hands with an explosive battle plan that could well get them court-martialed.
大西洋横断飛行に挑戦する資金を集め、１９２７年、ニューヨークの飛行場を単葉機「セントルイス魂号」で飛び立った郵便飛行士チャールズ・Ａ・リンドバーグ。睡魔や悪天候など、さまざまな危機を切り抜け、パリまでの５８１０キロ、３３時間３０分の無着陸単独飛行という史上初の偉業を成し遂げた回想録を、名匠ビリー・ワイルダー監督が映画化。ジェームズ・スチュワートがリンドバーグを演じ、綿密な演出で描いた感動のドラマ。
小型飛行機との衝突によってコックピットが破損し操縦不能に陥ってしまった大型旅客機の恐怖と決死の救出劇を描いた、「大空港」に次ぐ航空パニック・シリーズ第2弾。
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During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.
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