Impossible Engineering - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Mega Bridge
Explore how engineers conquered the deep water and hurricane force winds of the Gulf of Corinth in Greece to build the Rion-Antirion Bridge, a structure that must hold up in one of the most active earthquake zones on our planet. When completed in May 2004, it was the world's longest multi-span, cable-stayed bridge with a continuous fully suspended deck.
Ultimate Warship
A look at how the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier works: it has a surface area larger than two soccer fields and is full of cutting-edge F35 fighter jets.
Skyscraper of the Future
Soaring over 2,000 feet into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world and a futuristic engineering marvel. Discover how cutting-edge technology means that the building's occupants will never feel it sway.
Ultimate Airport
The Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan is built on the largest man-made island in the world. Discover how engineers built an artificial island on top of a soft clay seabed 65 feet below the bay's surface with 180 million cubic meters of rock and soil. When opened, the one-mile-long terminal was the longest building in the world. The island and terminal must deal with land subsidence and withstand typhoons and earthquakes.
World's Fastest Train
The Shanghai Magleve is the fastest passenger train in operation in the world; uncover how engineers are able to design a train that could levitate, and reach a remarkable top speed of 268 mph.
World's Largest Plane
Examine the Airbus A380 inside and out, and uncover how its engineers redefined the limits of modern aviation.
Bay Bridge
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