Smithsonian HD Network
Amerika Serikat
Smithsonian HD Network menyajikan program dokumenter dan faktual yang berasal dari arsip serta riset institusi tersebut. Saluran ini berfokus pada sejarah Amerika, ilmu pengetahuan alam, eksplorasi luar angkasa, dan warisan budaya, sering kali menampilkan rekaman arsip serta komentar dari para ahli. Program-programnya mencakup topik seperti teknologi militer, paleontologi, penerbangan, dan kehidupan para presiden AS. Konten jaringan ini diproduksi dalam definisi tinggi dan menghindari gangguan iklan selama banyak blok dokumenternya. Saluran ini tersedia melalui penyedia kabel dan satelit di seluruh Amerika Serikat.
Pemirsa dapat mengakses jadwal saluran melalui panduan TV lokal atau situs web jaringan, yang mencantumkan program mendatang berdasarkan tanggal dan waktu. Beberapa episode juga tersedia untuk streaming sesuai permintaan melalui platform kabel yang berpartisipasi. Jaringan ini tidak menayangkan film, video musik, atau olahraga langsung. Programnya dirancang untuk pemirsa yang tertarik pada konten edukatif dan penceritaan institusional, tanpa mengandalkan serial realitas atau segmen belanja.
Jadwal
00:00 - 01:00
Air Disasters
Icy Descent
Series, Documentary, Aviation
After experiencing icing conditions, a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert; investigators are mystified by what they uncover.
01:00 - 02:00
Air Disasters
System Breakdown
Series, Aviation, Documentary
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
02:00 - 03:00
Air Disasters
Powerless Plunge
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
03:00 - 04:00
Air Disasters
Tragedy on the Potomac
Series, Documentary, Aviation
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.
04:00 - 05:00
Air Disasters
Powerless Plunge
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
05:00 - 06:00
Air Disasters
Missing Over New York
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.
06:00 - 07:00
Air Disasters
Powerless Plunge
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
07:00 - 08:00
Air Disasters
Massacre Over the Mediterranean
Series, Documentary, Aviation
On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board were killed.
08:00 - 09:00
Air Disasters
Dangerous Approach
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway and the reasons why rock the airline industry.
09:00 - 10:00
Air Disasters
River Runway
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.
10:00 - 11:00
Air Disasters
Disaster at Tenerife
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.
11:00 - 12:00
Air Disasters
Miracle Escape
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.
12:00 - 13:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Descent
Series, Documentary, Aviation
When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.
13:00 - 14:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Detail
Series, Documentary, Aviation
After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.
14:00 - 15:00
Air Disasters
Design Flaws
Series, Documentary, Aviation
When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers.
15:00 - 16:00
Air Disasters
Blow Out
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.
16:00 - 17:00
Air Disasters
Gimli Glider
Series, Aviation, Documentary
A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the Boeing 767 jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.
17:00 - 18:00
Air Disasters
Free Fall
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again.
18:00 - 19:00
Air Disasters
Sabotage
Series, Documentary, Aviation
From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.
19:00 - 20:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Mission
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
20:00 - 21:00
Air Disasters
What Happened To Malaysian 370?
Series, Documentary, Aviation, Crime drama, History
Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.
21:00 - 22:00
Air Disasters
Fatal Flaw
Series, Documentary, Aviation, Crime drama, History
A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer.
22:00 - 23:00
How Did They Build That?
Summit & Submerge
Series, How-to
Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.
23:00 - 00:00
How Did They Build That?
Floating & Lifting
Series, How-to
Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.