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How Did They Build That?
S2, EP8 "Breakthroughs & Bridges"Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP2 "Jungles & Bricks"Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP8 "Arctic Modules & Auditoria"The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP7 "Floating & Lifting"Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
How Did They Fix That?
S1, EP6 "Toronto Tunnel"Host Mike Davidson assists on a multi-million-dollar tunnel-boring project underground in Toronto.
How Did They Fix That?
"US Coast Guard: Safeguarding The Seas"Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.
How Did They Fix That?
"Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves"Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.
Ice Airport Alaska
S2, EP2 "Heavy Lifting"A large construction load, a massive repair, and a fallen soldier weigh heavily on the crews.
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S2, EP3 "Emergency Landing"Witness wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders and pandemic panics at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport.
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S2, EP4 "Whiskey and Water"A crisis in a remote Alaskan village, a grounded cargo 737 and alcohol smugglers keep the pilots and crews busy.
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S2, EP5 "War Planes and Sled Dogs"An armed, suicidal man and a suspicious powdery substance threaten the staff of Ted Stevens while rough weather may ground a 70-year-old cargo plane.
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S2, EP6 "Mayday"A heavy blizzard, an earthquake, and a plane crash threaten the safety of the Ice Airports as well as the people of downtown Anchorage.
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S3, EP1 "Holiday Whiteout"Passenger numbers at Ted Stevens International Airport are up by 93%, but a freak storm is about to throw Christmas into chaos; at Fairbanks International Airport a 737 is forced to dock for the night and is in danger of freezing over.
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S3, EP2 "Cold Welcome"A beefy transport plane arrives; a life-or-death situation for a passenger in the Anchorage terminal; a new bird gets the green light; an explosive cargo load; a pre-flight check on a herd of horses.
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S3, EP3 "Pararescue"The crews at the Ice Airports must handle a premature birth, the theft of an ancient treasure and the arrival of a lost military hero.
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