Inside Mighty Machines — Season 1, Episode 1: Jumbo Jet
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
The first Boeing 747 took to the sky in 1969 and changed the aviation industry forever. This iconic plane ushered in a new golden age of air travel, but now it's being grounded for good to make way for more modern, fuel-efficient aircraft. Host Chad Zdenek joins a dismantling team in Mississippi to help break down one of the retired planes and reveal the five engineering innovations that made this "Queen of the Skies" a record-breaker.
About Inside Mighty Machines
Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets.