
Extreme Machines
This series features some of the world's biggest and meanest machines and examines their complex mechanics.
This series features some of the world's biggest and meanest machines and examines their complex mechanics.
11 Episodes
All About Submersibles
April 26, 1997All About Helicopters. Featuring the AH-64 Apache.
All About Hovercraft
April 26, 1997All About Race Cars
April 26, 1997Featuring Rocket Tech: Space Shuttle, Energia/Buran, Long March 3B, Ariane 5, V-2 Rocket, R-16/SS-7 Saddler, R-7 Semyorka/SS-6 Sapwood, Vostok, Mercury, Saturn V, DC-XA
April 26, 1997All About Roller Coasters
April 26, 1997Featuring: Space Shuttle, DC-XA, VentureStar, Energia/Buran, HOPE-X, Hermes
April 26, 1997Going Fast...
April 26, 1997This program focuses on the fastest, largest, and tallest trains. We take a brief look at the steam era -- at the Mallard and the huge Big Boys of the Union Pacific railways and a more detailed look at the trains of today -- in particular the French TGV with its top speed of 320 mph. We investigate breaking systems, on-board computer systems and the latest in hi-tech tracks. We show some of the spectacular train crashes and disasters across time and take the audience on a time-lapse trip from London to Paris. Finally, we look at plans for the future with NASA's Maglifter concept -- a launch lift for tomorrow's space train.
April 26, 1997