DVDs and Streaming Video

Howard Hughes, 1905-1976, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

The epic 1909 flight of Louis Bleriot across the English Channel.

1 videodisc (156 min.). The Wright Brothers' first flight -- Amelia Earhart -- Jimmy Doolittle's air raid on Tokyo.
Flights of courage chronicles the early days of air mail in America. The Red Baron presents an account of the German ace who shot down eighty Allied planes during World War I. The Lindbergh story recounts Charles Lindbergh's 33-hour flight from New York to Paris in1927.

In 1921, a young woman arose from the poverty of the Texas cotton fields. She captured the hearts of the American Black population, teaching them to overcome not only the racial barriers of the time but also the barriers within themselves. She dared to dream, and she challenged them to do so as well. Her name was Bessie Coleman. And, for Bessie Coleman, the sky was the limit... The Legend: The Bessie Coleman Story presents the story of a renowned young woman of vision and courage who, despite the persistent threats of racism, simply refused to compromise herself, her principles, and her race!

From Amazon: Florence ''Pancho'' Barnes was the first woman stunt pilot in Hollywood in 1929. She shattered Amelia Earhart's air speed record in 1930. In the 1940's and 50's, Pancho entertained the greatest test pilots in the world, the men with the right stuff at the infamous ''Happy Bottom Riding Club'' guest ranch near Edwards Air Force Base. When Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 in 1947, he partied with Pancho.

A history of the legendary Concorde, the passenger plane that flew from the late 70s until 2003 at twice the speed of sound. Designed and built by French and British engineers, the Concorde was the ultimate in speed and luxury for a select group of global jet setters, and the birthplace of many breakthroughs in aviation science. Ultimately, it was not sustainable because of enormous fuel consumption and high-ticket prices.

120 min. NOVA follows the team and pilots with Solar Impulse II, which takes off on March 2015 to be the first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world.

1 disc (193 min.) The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton -- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S.

Also available as a streaming video in AVON

"On December, 21, 1988, 270 people were murdered when a terrorist bomb destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This extraordinary new feature-length documentary tells the heart-wrenching story of these first American victims of terrorism, who proved that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary feats in the wake of politically fueled mass murder."--Container.

Includes men such as Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger.

Featuring Tom Hanks as Chesley Sullenberger. Air pilot drama over the Hudson River (NY & NJ)