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Impossible Engineering

Rating:3.5 of 5Total number of episodes:891
Last broadcast:16/02/2021 at 08:10
Series 5
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Series 5, Episode 16 - Stratolaunch

4.0 5 x
Stratolaunch is designed to lift rockets, spacecraft and experimental high-speed hypersonic planes into the stratosphere, then release them for their onward journey into space.
1:10:00

Series 5, Episode 15 - The Falkirk Wheel

4.0 3 x
The 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.
50:00

Series 5, Episode 14 - South-North Water Diversion

4.0 5 x
Chinese 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.
1:10:00

Series 5, Episode 13 - 111 W. 57th Street

3.0 8 x
The skinniest skyscraper on earth is being built in New York City. Can engineers find a way to build this ultra-tall slender building?
1:00:00

Series 5, Episode 12 - Beijing Daxing

4.0 5 x
A look at the Beijing Daxing, set to become the biggest airport in the world, designed to accommodate a staggering 100 million travellers each year.
1:00:00

Series 5, Episode 11 - Supertanker Europe

3.0 2 x
A look at the world's biggest oil tanker - the mighty Supertanker Europe of the record-breaking TI Class of ship.
50:00

Series 5, Episode 12 - Beijing Daxing

3.0 3 x
A look at the Beijing Daxing, set to become the biggest airport in the world, designed to accommodate a staggering 100 million travellers each year.
1:10:00

Series 5, Episode 11 - Supertanker Europe

4.0 4 x
A look at the world's biggest oil tanker - the mighty Supertanker Europe of the record-breaking TI Class of ship.
1:00:00

Series 5, Episode 10 - The Independent

3.0 3 x
The Independent, a residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas. At 690ft, it is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the 683ft Austonian, another residential skyscraper.
1:00:00

Series 5, Episode 9 - Infantry Assault

4.0 2 x
A look at the incredible machines built to get troops directly to the front line, on land, at sea and in the air.
Short videos
The Perdido Oil Rig18/09/2018
Record-Breaking Rollercoaster17/09/2018
Airlander 10 Airship14/09/2018
Tesla Factory13/09/2018
Littoral Combat Ships Class12/09/2018
International Space Station11/09/2018
Halley VI Research Station10/09/2018
Tokyo Skytree07/09/2018
Crossrail06/09/2018
500m Aperture Telescope05/09/2018
The Pioneering Spirit04/09/2018
The Panama Canal Redevelopment03/09/2018
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