Mike Bratton
Narrator
Impossible Engineering (2015)
Season 7
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. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and spacecraft are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
Released April 13, 2015
Episode 42 min
2+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.engineering, imdb.narration
Watch Providers: Science Channel, Science Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon ChannelPhilo
Production Companies: Twofour, Powderhouse Productions
Network: Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Dubai's Impossible Island (Bluewaters)
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.
Jan. 1, 2020, midnight
S7E2 - World's Toughest Tunnels (London's Super Sewer)
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.
Jan. 8, 2020, midnight
S7E3 - F-35 Fighter Jet (F35 Lighting II)
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.
Jan. 15, 2020, midnight
S7E4 - NYC Mega Tower (111 W. 57th Street)
The skinniest skyscraper in the world at 111 W. 57th Street, New York, will soon become the Big Apple's third tallest. Using an innovative, gravity-defying design, this colossal megastructure is breaking all the rules of engineering. Can engineers find a way to build this ultra-tall slender building?
Jan. 22, 2020, midnight
S7E5 - World's Biggest Airport (Beijing Daxing)
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.
Jan. 29, 2020, midnight
S7E6 - Spy Plane Declassified (Nato AWACS)
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.
Feb. 5, 2020, midnight
S7E7 - World's Highest Bridge (Beipanjiang)
The world's highest bridge, the Duge Bridge or Beipanjiang 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.
Feb. 12, 2020, midnight
S7E8 - Conquering Avalanche Country (Whistler, Canada)
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.
Feb. 19, 2020, midnight
S7E9 - Infantry Assault
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E03, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
A look at the incredible machines built to get troops directly to the front line, on land, at sea and in the air.
March 4, 2020, midnight
S7E10 - The Independent
***This episode is a duplicate of S08E03, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
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.
March 11, 2020, midnight
S7E11 - Supertanker Europe
***This episode is a duplicate of S08E01, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
A look at the world's biggest oil tanker - the mighty Supertanker Europe of the record-breaking TI Class of ship.
March 18, 2020, midnight
S7E12 - Beijing Daxing
***This episode is a duplicate of S07E07, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
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.
March 25, 2020, midnight
S7E13 - 111 W. 57th Street
***This episode is a duplicate of S07E04, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
The skinniest skyscraper on earth is being built in New York City. Can engineers find a way to build this ultra-tall slender building?
April 1, 2020, midnight
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S7E14 - South-North Water Diversion
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E02, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
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.
April 8, 2020, midnight
S7E15 - The Falkirk Wheel
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E04, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
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.
April 15, 2020, midnight
S7E16 - Stratolaunch
***This episode is a duplicate of S09E01, which is the correct episode number on IMDB and TVDB***
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.
April 22, 2020, midnight
Network: Science
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 3444 min.
Released: April 13, 2015
Last Air Date: Sept. 1, 2021, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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