Impossible Engineering

Season 7 2020
TV-G

  • 2020-01-02T02:00:00Z on Science
  • 42m
  • 5h 36m (8 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.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

2020-01-02T02:00:00Z

7x01 Dubai's Impossible Island

Season Premiere

7x01 Dubai's Impossible Island

  • 2020-01-02T02:00:00Z42m

The 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.

2020-01-09T02:00:00Z

7x02 World's Toughest Tunnels

7x02 World's Toughest Tunnels

  • 2020-01-09T02:00:00Z42m

A 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.

2020-01-16T02:00:00Z

7x03 F-35 Fighter Jet

7x03 F-35 Fighter Jet

  • 2020-01-16T02:00:00Z42m

The 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.

2020-01-23T02:00:00Z

7x04 NYC Mega Tower

7x04 NYC Mega Tower

  • 2020-01-23T02:00:00Z42m

The 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.

2020-01-30T02:00:00Z

7x05 World's Biggest Airport

7x05 World's Biggest Airport

  • 2020-01-30T02:00:00Z42m

Engineers are racing against the clock to build the world's biggest airport, and using cutting-edge construction methods, experts put the finishing touches on a modern-day marvel that will move 100 million people in and out of Beijing every year.

2020-02-06T02:00:00Z

7x06 Spy Plane Declassified

7x06 Spy Plane Declassified

  • 2020-02-06T02:00:00Z42m

A 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.

2020-02-13T02:00:00Z

7x07 World's Highest Bridge

7x07 World's Highest Bridge

  • 2020-02-13T02:00:00Z42m

The 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.

Deadly 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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