Impossible Engineering

Season 9

TV-G

A series that explores engineering mega projects worldwide, and relates them back to the original scientific discoveries that made these modern day projects possible.

Where to Watch Season 9

4 Episodes

Largest Plane: Stratolaunch
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Largest Plane: StratolaunchTest pilots and engineers embark on the first flight of the largest airplane ever built: the Stratolaunch, a one-of-a-kind aircraft designed to transport rockets, spacecraft and experimental hypersonic planes into the stratosphere.
World’s Greatest Waterworks (South-North Water Diversion)
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World’s Greatest Waterworks (South-North Water Diversion)Engineers in China are constructing the largest and most ambitious water transfer project in human history, defying nature to move vast quantities of water from the south to the dry north in Beijing, all without the use of pumping stations.
Kings of the Battlefield (Infantry Assault)
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Kings of the Battlefield (Infantry Assault)To carry infantry troops to the front lines, military engineers designed three battlefield behemoths that command the land, sea and air; special access reveals how cutting-edge tech made these innovations possible.
Titan on the Water (The Falkirk Wheel)
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Titan on the Water (The Falkirk Wheel)A cutting-edge engineering marvel can lift boats and water to astonishing heights and its advanced design makes it the first and only construction of its kind; behind-the-scenes access shows how it works.