What are the five engineering innovations that made the 747 the game-changer of aviation? What makes a power plant's giant turbine rotor blades spin at incredible speeds? What does it take to keep a floating city in perfect working order during critical overseas missions? Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets. Join him on his mission to go "under the hood" of these massive conquerors of air, land, and sea.
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Schedule: Sundays
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Official site: www.smithsonianchannel.com
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Aircraft Carrier
Episode 1x06; Jun 2, 2019
For 40 years, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have delivered U.S. military might all over the globe. But now these legendary ships are being slowly phased out for a new fleet of supercarriers. Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek spends a week aboa…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x06: Aircraft Carrier | Jun 2, 2019 | |
1x05: C5 Galaxy | May 26, 2019 | |
1x04: Deep Sea Oil Rig | May 19, 2019 |