Impossible Engineering
Discover the science behind modern-day engineering marvels and the stories of historical trailblazers who made the impossible, possible.
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Episode Title:Aircraft Carrier
The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record-breaking proportions with cutting-edge naval and aerial engineering.
Episode Title:Rion Antirion Bridge
Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its massive dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe's most active seismic zones, where winds regularly reach 70 mph.
Episode Title:The Shanghai Tower
Soaring 632 metres into the sky, the Shanghai Tower was built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.
Episode Title:Kansai Airport
The construction of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, on one of the largest man-made islands in the world, was one of the most ambitious engineering projects of modern times.
Episode Title:Maglev
The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train on the planet, able to reach a phenomenal top speed of 431 kph.
Episode Title:Airbus Synopsis
The largest passenger plane ever built, the Airbus A380, can carry over 850 people non-stop nearly halfway around the world.