Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series presented by Richard Hammond, looking at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines. The series consists of four episodes, each of which examines the engineering connections behind the world's most advanced structures: the Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger jet; the Taipei 101 tower, built on top of a seismic fault line and in a typhoon hotspot; the Keck Observatory, which has been further into the universe than any other telescope on Earth; and the Troll A gas platform, the largest object ever moved by man across the surface of the Earth.
| Episode 1 - Airbus A380 |
Episode 1 - Airbus A380
This episode examines the amazing engineering connections behind the Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger jet.
Episode 2 - Taipei 101
This episode looks at the engineering connections behind the Taipei 101 tower, built on top of a seismic fault line and in a typhoon hotspot.
Episode 3 - Deep Space Observatory
This episode uncovers the startling engineering connections behind the Keck Observatory, which has been further into the universe than any other telescope on Earth.
Episode 4 - Super Rig
This episode looks at the engineering connections behind the Troll A gas platform, the largest object ever moved by man across the surface of the Earth.
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