7.5/1030 votes#1 - Airbus A380
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2008
Nicknamed the Superjumbo, the Airbus A380 passenger airliner is the largest in history. It's packed with cutting-edge technology but owes its very existence to the most unlikely connections – a Mongolian bow and a 19th century rocket.
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7.4/1020 votes#2 - Taipei 101
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2008
Heading to Taipei, Richard discovers the secrets of one of the world’s tallest buildings, Taipei 101. How is this tower connected to a birdcage, bamboo, racing yachts, sports cars and seat belts? This journey of discovery takes him from the mines of 18th century England to almost half a kilometre into the sky at some 64 kilometres per hour (that’s around a 37 second trip!)
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6.6/1014 votes#3 - Deep Space Observer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2008
Richard looks at the history embedded in the Keck Observatory. How could a sand-blaster, a Cold War spy gadget and the invention of refrigerators have led to the creation of this super telescope? And using just a satellite dish and some foil is it possible to set fire to a boat? Richard experiments.
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7.5/1020 votes#4 - Super Rig
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2008
Richard braves the stormy North Sea to visit the incredible Troll-A Platform – the largest object ever moved across the earth’s surface by man – and learns firsthand how a single musical note could have spelt catastrophe for the Troll-A.
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The Best Episodes of Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections Season 1
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Richard Hammond looks at the connections behind the greatest feats of engineering.
Genre:Documentary
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Airbus A380" is the best rated episode of "Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/8/2008. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Taipei 101".