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Jen Heck's Airplanes tells the love story of two teenage girls from the moment they first see each other to their eventual break-up. While an educational-style voice-over discusses the science and art of flight, the characters, like airplanes themselves, take off, struggle to fly, and eventually come in for an emergency landing.

Find out how planes work. See man's early attempts at flying, and the latest planes that do fly. Visit Planes of Fame Air Museum, a control tower, and tour small and large planes.

Paper Airplane is a feature-length documentary that looks at the breakdown of China’s socialist systems, which had previously provided jobs and security, now having turned to capitalism allows disenfranchised youths to fall into new lifestyles that sometimes involve the underworld of drugs.

After the death of his brother, a young man is forced to confront his grave through memories and a quiet conversation with his mother.

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A fresh perspective on a modern-day miracle that many of us take for granted: flying. Narrated by Harrison Ford and featuring an original score from Academy Award® winning composer James Horner, the film takes viewers to 18 countries across all seven continents to illuminate how airplanes have empowered a century of global connectedness our ancestors could never have imagined.

A poetic piece of work that tells the story of a projectionist, Hashem Hakemzadeh, as he drives up to the countryside with his son Reza in order to show films to poor villagers living in remote areas far away from the city. An emotional and essential piece of Iranian cinema by director Farhad Mehranfar; a film about the importance of cinema and the effect it has on audiences. Winner of several film festivals, Paper Airplanes celebrates life and nature in a unique and spectacular manner

Airplanes Featuring Backpack jack Did you know that kids can learn to fly airplanes? That s right! Come meet a boy named Ryan who can t wait to show you the plane he flies and have you buckle up for a ride. Hold on tight because Backpack Jack has lots of other friends with highflying adventures. Get ready to twist, roll and dive in aerobatic planes and fly to supersonic heights with the Navy s Blue Angel stunt pilots. You ll learn lots of cool things as you meet real pilots like Captain Mike who will give you an inside look at the cockpit of his plane and explain the controls. And you ll do preflight safety checks with Ryan and Andy because safety is the most important thing about flying. It s time to soar!

This U.S. Army Air Forces documentary short film depicts training methods and instructions for pilots of the C-47 Skytrain troop carrier aircraft. Lieutenant Warren is shown being put through his training paces by his instructor, Captain Mathews, who shows Warren the correct procedures and checklists for preparation for takeoff, takeoff, automatic pilot functioning, feathering a malfunctioning engine, and landing on one engine. Upon landing, Lt. Warren is instructed in taxiing and shut-down of the aircraft.

Two fun-filled adventures for kids of all ages! FAST TRAINS Get on track for a fun-filled, full-steam-ahead adventure with trains of all kinds, including steam trains, diesels, trollies, and much more as you climb into the cab with your friends, Engineers Gus and Sam. AIRPLANES Soar up into the clouds with this live-action, fun-filled video that explains the world of flying and all sorts of planes from A to Z! Join Captain Cary in the cockpit and be his co-pilot for this exciting air adventure that teaches kids all about the parts of a plane — from the tail to the "elevator"; how air traffic controllers keep planes on track; everything from building kit planes to stunt flying to big, jumbo jets.

Hands-on, engaging, and educational, Activity TV is interactive adventure for kids of all ages! Help your child make crafts, conduct experiments, and more with easy-to-follow tutorials led by friendly experts. For beginning to advanced levels, Activity TV guides you from step one--simply push play, grab your materials, and get started!

Far away, at a distance only an airplane can reach.

An ex-Red Guard and anti-Communist soldier during the Korean War, started a three-generation family next to Taoyuan Air Base. Despite the base's historical significance during Japanese occupation and the Cold War, the Taoyuan Aerotropolis project will erase its rich history by 2025, marking another loss in Taiwan's disappearing past.

Firefighter George and Amazing Airplanes

"Michikha Is Not Afraid of Airplanes" is a visual essay about a journey - even one that is impossible, didn't take place, or was undertaken vicariously. The project examines the extent to which the early 20th century story of Evenk guide Michikha and Polish anthropologist Maria Antonina Czaplicka is a universal tale about power couples in describing the world.

From the early days of aviation, many pioneers believed in the military application of airplanes for warfare. By 1918 aviation had proved itself and many countries had built significant air forces. Th

A document of the First International Competition for Airplanes in Brescia

Andy and his best friend Yaygrr the ferret visit an aircraft carrier and become honorary Blue Angels.

On her way home from a date with her boyfriend Akihito, Sayaka is suddenly told that he wants to break up with her. Devastated, she drifts aimlessly through the city, carried along by a train with nowhere in mind.

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One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.

Alexey spends his life in a single room building paper airplanes, eating only at the sound of a bell and never breaking the rules of his work. Deep down, he plans to escape to see the outside world, until the arrival of a new colleague puts his plan in danger.

It is the epic of the heroes of the first century of aviation, since the flight of the first plane on December 17, 1903 until today. A striking collection of portraits of outstanding men and women like Louis Blériot, the first to cross the Channel, to Lindbergh who crossed the Atlantic and Amelia Earhart and many more...

Presidential airplanes are not like other planes. Cutting edge technology, luxurious amenities and exceptional security measures transform these planes into national symbols of power.

A young woman forced by her family to study a major she doesn't want, finds her only escape in her passion for the sky while caught between economic struggles and social norms.

A veteran B-29 propeller plane, struggling to find work after WWII, is upset after his wife gives birth to a little jet. When he tries to compete with modern planes in an around-the-world race, Junior comes to his aid. This short is virtually identical in plot to One Cab's Family (1952), but this time around, it concerns a family of airplanes, and the problems Mom and Pop have with Junior, whose been born with a jet engine.

Aviation enthusiast Josephine rescues her suitor, Chubby, from an angry mob with the help of Slim and his airplane.

The Planes of Fame Air Museum has always been, and continues to be a "volunteer-driven" organization. Volunteers are the life-blood of most of their activities and the Museum is constantly on the lookout for new volunteers. This short documentary film looks closer at the role volunteers play at the Museum and how their contributions make a difference.

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A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.

A journey through the evolution of aviation, from the earliest aircraft designs to modern jet airplanes. The documentary explores how World War II accelerated technological advancements that transformed the course of aviation history.

The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world's largest cargo plane and the pride of Ukraine, was destroyed in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport near Kyiv at the beginning of the invasion in 2022. With exclusive images and never-before-seen film footage, test pilots and engineers of the aviation giant tell its legendary story.

Hardly noticed by the public, the largest aircraft parking lot in Europe has been built in a semi-desert in Spain. Close to the city of Teruel in the east of the country, aircraft from a wide variety of airlines have been mothballed. Their future is uncertain. Since the coronavirus crisis, these include the largest and most expensive aircraft in the world. For example, the Airbus A380 and the jumbo jet, the Boeing 747: two symbols of a decades-long "air war" between Airbus and Boeing. Four-jet airplanes are considered fuel guzzlers and CO2 sinners. Even the modern A380, which is approved for up to 853 passengers, was withdrawn from service by many airlines after just a few years of operation. Never before in the history of aviation has such an expensive series aircraft been taken out of service after such a short time. But its end is far from certain.

This 2001 Nine special tells the story of St. Louis-based Trans World Airlines (TWA). The story of how the company went from barnstorming to bankruptcy is the story of American air travel.

Set in 2005, follows third-grader Raya Carpio as she struggles with stage fright and societal judgment during a school family showcase. When questions arise about her unconventional family, Raya hesitates to invite her mother, Sabel, to an upcoming Family Day. With the help of her friend Makoy, Raya sends heartfelt messages via paper airplanes, hoping to bridge their emotional gap. Though the plan falters, a heartfelt trip brings mother and daughter closer, revealing the depth of their bond.

Edgy, entitled, spazzy content creator Violet Strom enforces paper airplanes as the topic of the next video she and her collaborators will upload, which just might be their last.

Rolling in the Sky: Asas de Portugal is a 49-minute 1990 documentary that captures the dramatic flights and precision acrobatics of the Asas de Portugal, the official aerobatic demonstration team of the Portuguese Air Force