Impossible Engineering

Name: Impossible Engineering
Released: 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mike Bratton

TV Show · Documentary · Educational

This documentary series explores extraordinary feats of modern-day engineering and introduces pioneers whose techniques changed the world. Each episode traces the details behind some of the most technically advanced structures, from record-breaking buildings to colossal ships, as well as the latest models of planes and trains. The mechanics and designs are explained using 3-D graphics, archived sources and specially shot footage. The show celebrates engineers throughout history for their technical breakthroughs that made it possible to create the constructions that exist today.

2015 · 47m

Starring Mike Bratton

EPISODE 1

Dubai's Impossible Island

The man-made islands of Dubai are modern-day engineering marvels that turn the Arabian Sea into high-priced real estate, and today, a team of expert engineers use cutting-edge technology to build a new city district where there was once only water.
EPISODE 2

World's Toughest Tunnels

A team of engineers overhauls 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.
EPISODE 3

F-35 Fighter Jet

The F-35 is the most advanced fighter jet on the planet, and special access into the most expensive military program ever reveals how engineers use cutting-edge technology to outfit this 1,200 mile-per-hour aircraft with a stealth system.
EPISODE 4

NYC Mega Tower

The skinniest skyscraper in the world will soon become New York's third-tallest building; using an innovative, gravity-defying design, the colossal megastructure breaks all the rules of engineering.
EPISODE 5

World's Biggest Airport

Engineers are racing against the clock to build the world's biggest airport; 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.
EPISODE 8

Conquering Avalanche Country

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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Narrator

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