Impossible Engineering (2015)
Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
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Episode 1 - Dubai's Impossible Island
Release Date: 2020-01-01The man-made islands of Dubai are modern-day engineering marvels that turn the Arabian Sea into high-priced real estate. Today, a team of expert engineers use cutting-edge technology to build a brand-new city district where there was once only water.
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Episode 2 - World's Toughest Tunnels
Release Date: 2020-01-08A team of engineers are overhauling London's underground infrastructure to build a world-class sewer system. Using cutting-edge tech and the latest construction methods, they work to transform a centuries-old network into a modern-day masterpiece.
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Episode 3 - F-35 Fighter Jet
Release Date: 2020-01-15The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet on the planet. Special access into the most expensive military program ever reveals how engineers use cutting-edge tech to outfit this 1,200 mile-per-hour aircraft with a state-of-the-art stealth system.
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Episode 4 - NYC Mega Tower
Release Date: 2020-01-22The skinniest skyscraper in the world will soon become New York's third tallest, and using an innovative, gravity-defying design, this colossal megastructure is breaking all the rules of engineering.
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Episode 5 - World's Biggest Airport
Release Date: 2020-01-29Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionized their field.
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Episode 6 - Spy Plane Declassified
Release Date: 2020-02-05A state-of-the-art NATO airplane is one of the most complex surveillance tools in the world. Special access inside the behemoth reveals how cutting-edge engineering and a hi-tech midair refueling system helps its crew defend against security threats.
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Episode 7 - World's Highest Bridge
Release Date: 2020-02-12The world's highest bridge impossibly spans an 1,800-foot chasm known as the Crack in the Earth, and to build this engineering marvel, experts use cutting-edge construction technology that can conquer the deadly cliffs of this rugged environment.
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Episode 8 - Conquering Avalanche Country
Release Date: 2020-02-19Deadly avalanches and catastrophic flooding are ever-present threats at one of the world's busiest ski resorts, but new technology and cutting-edge construction methods help engineers conquer the elements to keep this mountain-top getaway safe.
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Episode 9 - Infantry Assault
Release Date: 2020-03-04A look at the incredible machines built to get troops directly to the front line, on land, at sea and in the air.
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Episode 10 - The Independent
Release Date: 2020-03-11The Independent, a residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas. At 690ft, it is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the 683ft Austonian, another residential skyscraper.
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Episode 11 - Supertanker Europe
Release Date: 2020-03-18A look at the world's biggest oil tanker - the mighty Supertanker Europe of the record-breaking TI Class of ship.
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Episode 12 - Beijing Daxing
Release Date: 2020-03-25A look at the Beijing Daxing, set to become the biggest airport in the world, designed to accommodate a staggering 100 million travellers each year.
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Episode 13 - 111 W. 57th Street
Release Date: 2020-04-01The skinniest skyscraper on earth is being built in New York City. Can engineers find a way to build this ultra-tall slender building?
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Episode 14 - South-North Water Diversion
Release Date: 2020-04-08Chinese authorities attempt a huge infrastructure project as they try to move vast amounts of water from the wet south of the country to the dry north.
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Episode 15 - The Falkirk Wheel
Release Date: 2020-04-15The Falkirk wheel is the first and only rotating boat lift, capable of moving 600 tonnes of boat and water over a 25-metre height difference in just minutes.
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Episode 16 - Stratolaunch
Release Date: 2020-04-22Stratolaunch is designed to lift rockets, spacecraft and experimental high-speed hypersonic planes into the stratosphere, then release them for their onward journey into space.