Inside Incredible Machines

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National Geographic
Inside Incredible Machines

Synopsis

Inside Mighty Machines is a six part series devoted to delving deep into the heart of the world’s greatest machines. We scrape away the grease and chisel through the rust to reveal the remarkable engineering principles that turned these machines into icons of their time. Ex NASA jet engineer Chad Zdenek works alongside expert salvage teams as they take apart giant machines, piece by piece. From a 747 jumbo jet to a North Sea Oil rig, and from a coal power plant to the iconic hovercraft, Chad gets a final chance to figure out how these machines were built as well as climbing on-board the military behemoths of the Galaxy C5 and a Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier. Chad Zdenek takes us inside the world’s mightiest machines, to uncover works of extraordinary engineering and the remarkable stories behind what made them possible.

Episodes

Season 1
  • Jumbo Jet

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    Engineer Chad Zdenek gets hands on with a Mississippi disassembly team as they take on the task of stripping down the six million parts that make up the iconic 747 aircraft.

  • Power Plant

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    Power Plant: Chad goes deep inside the workings of a huge coal power station in North Carolina as it's taken apart and consigned to history. (S1, ep 2)

  • Hovercraft

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    Hovercraft: Chad joins a salvage team as they tear apart the world's biggest hovercraft. Then, he takes control of a life-saving, war-fighting US Navy hovercraft. (S1, ep 3). All Ages.

  • Oil Rig

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    Oil Rig: Chad joins the salvage team tasked with tearing apart the North Sea's 24,200-tonne Brent Delta oil platform. (S1, ep 4). All Ages.

  • C5 Galaxy

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    C5 Galaxy: Chad joins the team charged with stripping down and rebuilding the biggest cargo plane ever. He also uncovers the five key innovations that make it king of the skies. (S1, ep 5)

  • Aircraft Carrier

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    For 40 years Nimitz class aircraft carriers have delivered US military might wherever it's needed, anywhere on the globe. But now this legendary design is being phased out and new carriers are planned.