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Title Big, Bigger, Biggest: Aircraft - Series 2, Ep 7 of 10 / Director: Gorst, Martin
Published Australia : SBS ONE, 2011
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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (50 min. 6 sec.) ; 301587885 bytes
Series Big, Bigger, Biggest ; Series 2, Episode 7
Summary An examination of the technological leaps forward that have enabled the world's biggest cargo aircraft - the Antonov 124 - to be developed. The Antonov stands as tall as a seven-story building, and its cavernous cargo bay can hold 50 family-sized cars. The program follows the Antonov team transport a huge train from Germany to India and explores how the aircraft was made possible through a series of six historic engineering breakthroughs. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) G CC
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2011-01-29 at 19:30:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Airplanes -- Motors.
Airplanes -- Technological innovations.
Airplanes -- Turbojet engines.
Airplanes -- Wings.
Transport planes -- Design and construction.
Form Streaming video
Author Daly, Kieran, contributor
Gorst, Martin, director
McCann, Eddie, contributor
Michie, John, cast
Szydlo, Andrew, contributor
Witton, Graham, contributor