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Series

Extreme Machines

1997 · 6 seasons · 60 episodes · Ended · Discovery

Documentary

TMDB 10.0 · 1 votes

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This series features some of the world's biggest and meanest machines and examines their complex mechanics.

Episodes

  • S01E01Diving Deep1997-04-2660m

    All About Submersibles

  • S01E02Choppers60m

    All About Helicopters. Featuring the AH-64 Apache.

  • S01E03Hovercrafts1997-04-2652m

    All About Hovercraft

  • S01E04Image Impossible1997-04-2660m
  • S01E05Fatest Man on Earth1997-04-2660m
  • S01E06Race Cars1997-04-2660m

    All About Race Cars

  • S01E07Rockets1997-04-2660m

    Featuring 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

  • S01E08Roller Coasters1997-04-2660m

    All About Roller Coasters

  • S01E09Space Planes1997-04-2660m

    Featuring: Space Shuttle, DC-XA, VentureStar, Energia/Buran, HOPE-X, Hermes

  • S01E10Speed Freaks1997-04-2660m

    Going Fast...

  • S01E11Wheels of Steel1997-04-2660m

    This 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.

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