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  • Inside Mighty Machines • Season 1

    S1 E1: Jumbo Jet

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    51M APR 28, 2019 TV-PG

    S1 E1: Host Chad Zdenek helps take apart a retired 747 to uncover the engineering innovations that made it a legend.

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Inside Mighty Machines
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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Genre Documentary
Year 2019
Seasons 1
Rating TV-PG
Brand Smithsonian Channel
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6 EPISODES WITH SUBSCRIPTION
Inside Mighty Machines
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