Impossible Engineering

Season 3 2017
TV-G

  • 2017-03-31T01:00:00Z on Science
  • 42m
  • 8h 24m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. 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. It is a tribute to their achievements. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, and the world’s most cutting-edge ships, trains and planes are built and work using 3D graphics, archive and specially shot footage. As this series revels in these modern day creations, it leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-03-31T01:00:00Z

3x01 World's Largest Radio Telescope

Season Premiere

3x01 World's Largest Radio Telescope

  • 2017-03-31T01:00:00Z42m

What it took to build the largest and most sophisticated radio telescope on the planet. The engineering colossus will help astronomers explore galaxies and planets billions of light years away, and might help discover extraterrestrial life.

2017-04-07T01:00:00Z

3x02 Panama Canal Overhaul

3x02 Panama Canal Overhaul

  • 2017-04-07T01:00:00Z42m

The engineering project to expand the Panama Canal is detailed.

2017-04-14T01:00:00Z

3x03 World's Biggest Ship

3x03 World's Biggest Ship

  • 2017-04-14T01:00:00Z42m

Find out what it took to build the largest ship in the world, the Pioneering Spirit. This 900,000-ton behemoth can install oil pipelines in the world's deepest waters and features state-of-the art thrusters and mammoth lifting beams.

2017-04-21T01:00:00Z

3x04 Ice Base

3x04 Ice Base

  • 2017-04-21T01:00:00Z42m

Go inside a state-of-the-art research base located in Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth. Halley VI is built atop giant skis on a floating ice shelf, and this innovative design helps scientists brave the dangers of this extreme environment.

2017-04-28T01:00:00Z

3x05 Mega City Railway

3x05 Mega City Railway

  • 2017-04-28T01:00:00Z42m

A look at the construction of London's Crossrail.

2017-05-05T01:00:00Z

3x06 The Invincible Tower

3x06 The Invincible Tower

  • 2017-05-05T01:00:00Z42m

What it took to build the world's tallest freestanding tower, the Tokyo Skytree. This record-breaking marvel faces some of the most deadly disasters on the planet, and must brave earthquakes and extremely high winds.

The International Space Station is the most expensive engineering project ever attempted, and the result is a masterpiece of modern ingenuity. This vessel pushes the boundaries of space exploration and brings us closer to galactic colonization.

2017-05-19T01:00:00Z

3x08 U.S. Navy's Super Ship

3x08 U.S. Navy's Super Ship

  • 2017-05-19T01:00:00Z42m

The US Navy is the largest sea force on the planet and their new, ground-breaking Littoral Combat Ships are the fastest combat ships in its fleet. Built for speed, these innovative warships can travel at over 40 knots per hour in shallow water.

2017-05-26T01:00:00Z

3x09 Inside the Tesla Factory

3x09 Inside the Tesla Factory

  • 2017-05-26T01:00:00Z42m

The Tesla car factory is one of the largest and most innovative factories in the world; this state-of-the-art facility is the home to high-tech robots that work around-the-clock to produce thousands of cutting-edge electric cars each week.

2017-06-02T01:00:00Z

3x10 World's Biggest Aircraft

3x10 World's Biggest Aircraft

  • 2017-06-02T01:00:00Z42m

The world's largest aircraft combines the latest in technology and engineering to dwarf everything else in the skies; this marvel can stay airborne for five days and land anywhere in world, whether on land or at sea.

Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world and fastest in the U.S., redefining the design of all thrill rides; this engineering colossus is one of the most innovative on the planet and features the fastest drop ride ever built.

Season Finale

2017-06-16T01:00:00Z

3x12 Monster Oil Rig

Season Finale

3x12 Monster Oil Rig

  • 2017-06-16T01:00:00Z42m

The Perdido Oil Platform is one of the most advanced feats in modern engineering, producing 100,000 barrels of oil each day; this structure is as tall as the Eiffel tower and manages to stay afloat in some of the deepest waters in the world.

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