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Where and how are the most unique, innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on the world's largest cranes in the first episode.

Giant cranes

Where and how are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on tractors, combines, and other agricultural machinery in this episode.

Agricultural machinery

Where and how are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on passenger aircraft in this episode.

High-tech in the air

Where and how are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on rescue helicopters in this episode.

Rescue helicopters

Where and how are the most unique, innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on a special type of vehicle in this episode: off-road campers.

Off-road motorhomes

How are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? The series explores this, focusing on diesel engines in this episode.

Diesel engines

How are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? The series explores this, focusing on trucks in this episode.

Trucks

How are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? The series explores this, this time visiting the world's largest motorcycle factory.

The world's largest motorcycle factory

Wind power has become the second most important energy source in Germany today. Around 30,000 wind turbines are in operation across the country, covering 19% of the country's energy needs. The film follows the construction of a brand new wind farm in Falkenthal, Brandenburg - the turbine will be 179 meters high and will supply 5,000 households with electricity.

Wind turbines

The Swedish company Volvo has been manufacturing trucks for the North American market since the late 1970s. Every ten minutes, a new vehicle rolls out of the factory, equipped with all the extras requested by the customer. In this spectacular film, we can take a look behind the scenes of the world-famous vehicle manufacturer.

Volvo trucks

Where and how are the most unique, innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on the most modern aircraft in this episode.

Airplanes

Where and how are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing in this episode on armored cars used by the German police.

Armored vehicles

Where and how are the most unique and innovative structures and vehicles of the 21st century made? Nat Geo's spectacular series answers this question, focusing on luxury ocean liners in this episode.

Ocean liners

It seems that the future of locomotives is electric propulsion! At least that's what Siemens thinks, which is why it has started series production of its hybrid and fully electric locomotives in Munich. The great advantage of the Vectrons is that they are environmentally friendly and can be modified according to the customer's needs, so they can run in all European countries. DB Cargo plans to put around 400 electric locomotives into service by the end of 2023, saving almost 8 million diesel fuel per year.

Electric locomotive

Travellers accustomed to comfort no longer have to give up the joys of camping! Nowadays, the demand for luxury motorhomes is growing, and manufacturers are doing everything they can to meet the high expectations. For 150 thousand euros, they can conjure up a well-equipped kitchen, a luxurious lounge, an elegant bathroom and up to six beds in a vehicle that makes you feel like you're at home. Or rather, in a five-star rolling hotel.

Luxury motorhome

The Volvo A60 is the world's largest dump truck. It has a carrying capacity of 55 tonnes and a total weight of up to 100 tonnes with its load. In this spectacular episode, we take you to Braås, Sweden, where 550 employees work at the Volvo factory assembling the six different truck models produced here - and several cranes, because the A60's parts are too large to move by hand.

Giant dump truck

Where and how are the most unique and innovative vehicles of the 21st century made? This spectacular series shows this, including revealing the secrets of a modern harvester.

The harvester of the future

The LTM 1750, manufactured by Liebherr, is the world's largest mobile, road-transportable crane. Its transport weight is 180 tons and its length is 22 meters, but when assembled – with a slight exaggeration – the sky is the limit: with the help of its 204 tons of ballast, it can lift up to 800 tons – to a height of 152 meters! In this episode, we visit the Liebherr factory in Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, to witness the birth of this impressive steel monster with our own eyes.

Mobile crane

Sometimes the terrain is so difficult, the incline so steep, or the load so heavy that no conventional transport vehicle can handle it. And when you have to move the load not only forward and backward, but also sideways, it can be impossible to find the right structure for the task. Or is it? Follow us in this episode featuring one of the world's most unique and versatile heavy trucks!

Off-road transport vehicle

The Axion 960 CEMOS tractor is designed with sustainability in mind: the 445 hp agricultural machine is not only made with the most advanced technology and the most modern materials, but its fuel consumption is also 20% lower than that of commercial vehicles in a similar category. In this exciting episode, we visit the birthplace of the Axion 960, the factory of the German agricultural machinery manufacturer Claas in France.

High-tech tractor

The ten-meter-long and 23-ton HX81 tank transport vehicle is nicknamed 'the elephant' by many in the German army due to its size and impressive carrying capacity. In this exciting episode, we visit Vienna to see where and how this special structure is made, which can easily carry a Leopard 2 tank - the only one in the world.

Tanker giant

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All Episodes of Exceptional Engineering

Season 1

Giant cranes

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2018

Agricultural machinery

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2018

High-tech in the air

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2018

Rescue helicopters

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2018

Off-road motorhomes

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2018

Diesel engines

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2018

Trucks

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2018

The world's largest motorcycle factory

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/2018