Discovery wingless....

[goshdarnit]

My TV appears to have lost "Discovery Wings" (looks like Sky had a re-arrangement of their documentary channels) anyone heard anything about this?
Has the channel become defunct entirely, or just Sky stopped broadcasting it, or what?
Real shame, not least for the broadcasts of the excellent "Flying Heavy Metal" which I still cannot find on DVD....

GDI

[TSR2]

Discovery Wings

As of today (1st March) the Discovery Wings Channel has been re-launched as Discovery Turbo on Sky Channel 523.

Aviation is now linked with Trains, Motors, Motorcycles and anything else that moves by power.

Sad end to an interesting channel.

[fj1]

Discovery Wings was been replaced by Discovery Turbo (Cars,Trains, Planes etc) . Nothing to do with Sky. P.S Flying Heavy Metal should be possible to obtain though the internet

[TSR2]

fj1

Fully appreciate that Discovery Turbo is a Discovery Channel production.

Merely stating that the channel is broadcast on Sky Channel 523.

[BGA]

Yes, it is a shame Wings has gone . I'd noticed that over the past year or so, the amount of non aviation programming had increased on the channel. Guess it made sense to name the channel something else.

[WALSue]

Having gone thru the Sky listings can't see anything of an aviation nature on Turbo over the next week. Lots of 'Auto Trader' and 'American Hotroad'
According to their web site there may be the odd program of interest

[boristhemini]

Whole day of aircraft 11.03.2007. Unfortunately on a 5hr looping repeat.
http://www.discoveryturbo.co.uk/_lis...=1173616356439

TIMETITLEREMIND ME06:00 TOP TENS II: Top Ten Bombers
07:00 TOP TENS: Top Ten Fighters Fighter Aircrafts have dominated the battlefield from the skies. We asses the dominance each aircraft has achieved to discover the most feared fighter
08:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Victor
09:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Vulcan
10:00 EXTREME MACHINES 4: Jump Jet Discover how the Harrier Jump Jet was invented and fly alongside the pilots of these remarkable machines.
11:00 GREATEST EVER, THE: Fighter Planes
12:00 TOP TENS II: Top Ten Bombers
13:00 TOP TENS: Top Ten Fighters Fighter Aircrafts have dominated the battlefield from the skies. We asses the dominance each aircraft has achieved to discover the most feared fighter
14:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Victor
15:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Vulcan
16:00 EXTREME MACHINES 4: Jump Jet Discover how the Harrier Jump Jet was invented and fly alongside the pilots of these remarkable machines.
17:00 GREATEST EVER, THE: Fighter Planes
18:00 TOP TENS II: Top Ten Bombers
19:00 TOP TENS: Top Ten Fighters Fighter Aircrafts have dominated the battlefield from the skies. We asses the dominance each aircraft has achieved to discover the most feared fighter
20:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Victor
21:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Vulcan
22:00 EXTREME MACHINES 4: Jump Jet Discover how the Harrier Jump Jet was invented and fly alongside the pilots of these remarkable machines.
23:00 GREATEST EVER, THE: Fighter Planes
00:00 TOP TENS II: Top Ten Bombers
01:00 TOP TENS: Top Ten Fighters Fighter Aircrafts have dominated the battlefield from the skies. We asses the dominance each aircraft has achieved to discover the most feared fighter
02:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Victor
03:00 British Nuclear Bombers: Vulcan
03:50 EXTREME MACHINES 4: Jump Jet Discover how the Harrier Jump Jet was invented and fly alongside the pilots of these remarkable machines.
04:40 GREATEST EVER, THE: Fighter Planes
05:30 AUTO TRADER: Episode 11 Edd assures Keith that his Mustang will be snapped up by a buyer, plus Mike finds James the best SUVs on the market for his camping holidays.

[fj1]

Tuesdays between 9pm to 1130pm (ish)

[Just a spotter]

In the US, Disco Wings became "The Military Channel", complete with Stars and Strips motifs in Jan 2005.

Great if you're into tanks, M-16's and battle ships with your Mil Aircraft, but not much room for Civilian flying.



JAS