Daily Planet takes us Cold Lake, Alberta, where the annual international air combat exercise that trains the world’s best fighter pilots takes place.
Languages: English
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NuVinci Transmission
Al Nordin, of Fallbrook Technologies, demonstrates his company’s continuosly variable bicycle transmission.
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Seal Pup Rescue
Laurance Larmour, the curator of the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary, spends much of his time rescuing and caring for abandoned seal pups.
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The Perfectly-Schooled Horse
Midas is a horse simulator that gives the riding student the perfect horse to learn to ride on.
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Hillbilly Rocketry
The Large and Dangerous Rocket Ship Festival draws groups of amateur rocket builders to the desert near Las Vegas where they can launch their creations.
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MAV – Micro Air Vehicle
This tiny unmanned surveillance vehicle could save the lives of combat soldiers.
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Gliding Competition
The Canadian National Soaring Championships is an annual event where competitors race planes without engines.
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Alberta Rattler
Students at the University of Calgary are trying to save Alberta’s endangered rattlesnakes from becoming roadkill.
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The Northern Saw-whet Owl
Researchers in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, are trying to solve the mysteries of Canada’s smallest owl.