S01E01 Space Station
Learn what makes the International Space station, the most innovative and expensive superstructure ever built.
Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
S01E03: Monster Plane
This episode uncovers the innovations that enable the world's largest plane, Antonov AN-255, to carry the world's heaviest air-freight.
Overview
An exploration of engineering marvels. This brand new series reveals the extraordinary feats of engineering hidden inside the world's most spectacular man-made constructions. From the world's biggest plane and largest free-spanning dome to the tallest building and the largest space ship, each superstructure is taken apart using state-of-the-art CGI and insight from world class specialists to reveal the startling innovations that turn it from dream to reality.
Episodes
S01E02 Ultimate Cargo Ship
This episode reveals how cargo ship, GPO Amethyst, transports large structures across the world.
S01E03 Monster Plane
This episode uncovers the innovations that enable the world's largest plane, Antonov AN-255, to carry the world's heaviest air-freight.
S01E04 Tallest Building
This episode unveils the incredible engineering behind the Burj Khalifa.
S01E05 Biggest Dome
Witness the science behind the architecture of Singapore National Stadium, the largest free-spanning dome in the world.
S01E06 Giant Car Plant
Learn what makes Germany's Wolfsburg car factory, the largest car plant in the world.
S01E07 Mega Carriers
As globalization progresses, the amount of goods to be transported between countries and continents is rapidly increasing - and with it the size of cargo vehicles... In this exciting film, with the help of the...
Cast
Trevor Cooper
Narrator
