Impossible Engineering

2020
5.0
11 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 9 episodes (4)

1 World's Largest Plane: Stratolaunch
11/11/20
Test 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.
2 World's Greatest Waterworks
11/18/20
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.
3 Kings of the Battlefield
11/25/20
To carry infantry troops to the frontlines, military engineers designed three battlefield behemoths that command the land, sea, and air; special access reveals how cutting-edge tech made these innovations for the US Air Force, Army, and Marines possible.
4 Titan on the Water
12/2/20
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.

About this show

Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historical trailblazers who pioneered new building techniques, took risks on untested materials, and revolutionized their field. Each episode of this exciting series celebrates a modern engineering marvel, from record-beating buildings, to ships and spacecraft, detailing how it's built and how it works.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
11 reviews
Kai Alden
November 8, 2017
There are many wonders in our world that are made from nature's beauty. There are also many marvels made by man that are beautiful in their own right and way. We rarely see that beauty to it's fullest potential and often overlook such things because they are common-place now. A sports fan that has been to AT&T stadium many times, or a commuter on the Beijing Mag-lev might not realize just how much of a modern marvel they are. Impossible Engineering gives a comprehensive look at these modern man-made marvels and explains why they are such a marvel. It is also done in a way that makes it fun and entertaining and does not bog one down with too much jargin or details. I would say that Impossible Engineering is to construction and innovation as Mythbusters is to Science and other STEM fields. It might not be as great as Season 18 or 19 of Mythbusters, but if one looks back at Season 1, 2 or 3, I think that they are equal and if given time, Impossible Engineering can be as well known as Mythbusters or How It's Made.
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Michele Jones
April 1, 2017
Tons of information about everything. From how it started and where it came from and we're going from there. Great show. Been watching it from day one. Thanks
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Mark Mickle
August 6, 2017
Power is information information is education and that's what we need to show to our younger generation.
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