Tactical to Practical(2003)
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First Air Date: 2003-09-01
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 21
Tactical to Practical is a short-lived History Channel program that ran from 2003 to 2005. Each episode documents ways in which technologies utilized by the civilian public were originally developed to serve military purposes. The show is hosted by Hunter Ellis.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 21E01
Humvee / Night Vision / GPS
Air Date: 2003-09-09
Former Navy fighter pilot and series host Hunter Ellis examines military solutions to problems that crossed over into...
E02
Submarines / Miracle Materials / Radar
Air Date: 2003-09-16
No episode overview available.
E03
Attack Planes / Animals at War / Inflatables
Air Date: 2003-09-23
No episode overview available.
E04
Tanks / Satellites / Parachutes
Air Date: 2003-09-30
No episode overview available.
E05
Navy SEALS Dive Gear / Food Tech / Robots
Air Date: 2003-10-07
No episode overview available.
E06
Light Off-Road Vehicles / Battlefield ER / Drones
Air Date: 2003-10-14
Hunter teaches us about the offroad abilities of the desert patrol vehical.
E07
Spy Gear / MedEvac Helicopters / Specialty Boats
Air Date: 2003-10-28
Included: MedEvac helicopters; specialty boats. Also: a tour of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Host...
E08
Hot Choppers / Lasers / Firefighting
Air Date: 2003-11-04
A look at submarine rescue operations; the history of dirigibles; and military snow gear. Also: treasure hunter Mel F...
E09
Survival Training / People in Space / Explosives
Air Date: 2003-11-25
No episode overview available.
E10
Boys' Toys
Air Date: 2003-12-02
No episode overview available.
E11
Specialty Planes / Secrets of the MPs / Non-Lethal Weapons
Air Date: 2003-12-23
No episode overview available.
E12
Wired Warfare / Need for Speed
Air Date: 2003-12-30
No episode overview available.
E13
Super Ships / Armored Cars / Simulators
Air Date: 2004-04-20
A segment on ships adapted for civilian use which includes a retrospective on the ships of World Wars I and II; and t...
E14
Winter Warfare / Optics / Gliders
Air Date: 2004-04-27
A look at how winter warfare helped the winter-sports industry. Also: gun sights; gliders. Host: Hunter Ellis.
E15
Special Duty Trucks / Ballistic Missile Defense / Weather
Air Date: 2004-05-04
No episode overview available.
E16
Hybrid Vehicles / Camouflage / Scanning Technology
Air Date: 2004-05-11
No episode overview available.
E17
Balloons / Army Engineers / Command Centers
Air Date: 2004-05-18
No episode overview available.
E18
Deep Sea Exploration / Blimps and Dirigibles / Snow Gear
Air Date: 2004-05-25
A look at submarine rescue operations; the history of dirigibles; and military snow gear. Also: treasure hunter Mel F...
E19
Search & Rescue Units / High Mobility Medicine / Secret Codes
Air Date: 2004-06-08
No episode overview available.
E20
Crash Survival / ROVs / Video Surveillance
Air Date: 2004-06-22
No episode overview available.
E21
The Cavalry / Cyberwar: Cyberterrorism and Cyberdefense / Biological and Chemical Defense
Air Date: 2004-06-29
No episode overview available.
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