a jumbo jet that flies with a hatch open the biggest research aircraft in the world the Beast the biggest snow groomer serving the best skiers the mountain climber of trains this Cog Railway tackles the world's steepest [Music] route this is no normal airplane but rather the biggest Airborne observatory in the world in the hull of a Boeing 747 it's absolutely a privilege to be here and do this there's only one Sophia in the world there's no replacement Sophia is an acronym for stratospheric Observatory for infrared astronomy its objective to study star forming regions planets comets and interstellar medium on the basis of the the infrared Rays they radiate us NASA's Neil Armstrong flight Research Center in California on the edge of the Mojave Desert until the maiden Flight of the A380 the 747 was the biggest passenger aircraft in the world the raised nose and the bulging cockpit make the jumbo jet one of the few airplanes whose silhouette is immediately recognizable Sophia is a project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center engineer Oliver tyer checks the core element before every Mission the infrared telescope he does this in the command Central the former passenger cabin the tail contains the telescope's mechanical system which compensates for the plane's movements it's very different from flying with a normal plane if something goes wrong on board with the telescope you feel a little pressure and some tingling trying to fix it as fast as possible but it's fun [Music] all right welcome to Flight 391 take off at 28 the weather is always important as it influences the telescope's accuracy during the flight two areas of of issue right now the British Columbia almost all entire British Columbia a lot of turbulence been reported today if it is too strong the telescope stops working shortly before takeoff flight engineer moose Pier performs his final checke just Bas make sure the aircraft FL no panels missing tires are in good condition the maintenance turns the aircraft over to Ops we take responsibility for that 40 minutes before takeoff the pilot scientists and Engineers are on board now for something everyone is familiar with before a flight the safety instructions in the meantime moose pier and the pilots prepare the 747 for takeoff are you guys ready for start down there ready for engine start thank you this is pilot you guys ready to start down there we're ready for you to start whatever you are okay we'll start two and three as opposed to a standard passenger aircraft Sophia takes an extremely long starting run the idea is to go easy on the fragile devices on board especially the 17-ton telescope in the tail after takeoff the pilots give steady full thrust to gain altitude as fast as possible the goal to maximize observation time for the scientists tonight they plan to examine the composition of the atmosphere of various Stars missions like this take place exclusively at night the telescope cannot be used during the day this Mirror Has a diameter of 2 and 1/2 m a parabolic mirror when sunlight hits it it naturally focuses the light on a point and this point in the posterior cavity where the telescope is gets very very hot it can reach several hundred up to 1,000° and that would be dangerous for the plane in addition to flying at night altitude is also crucial for studying the universe we do operate them higher than most Airlines would like to and the whole reason for that is the higher you get the less atmospheric moisture is moisture is one of the things that obscure the science observation so the higher you get less moisture less moisture equals better science the aircraft reaches an altitude of 10,700 M perfect for opening the door to the telescope and now The Unbelievable happens a huge hole opens on the side of the 747 every passenger's nightmare but this time it's on purpose and at a speed of about 1,000 kmph when the door opens you don't hear it or feel it the pilots don't feel it in the airplane's trim you don't really even notice it at all there's a fairing back there that creates the airflow to not get in the telescope assembly so it's uh pretty brght design Sophia is at the Forefront of Technology it was designed and built over a period of 20 years today Project leader Eddie Savala is in charge of this unique plane when you first see Sophia many people tell me that their first reaction is wow this is a big airplane and it truly is it is the world's largest Airborne Observatory Sophia's basic frame is a modified Boeing 747 the idea was to combine the biggest airplane of the day with the biggest possible infrared telescope the aircraft was disassembled into three pieces and then put back together by the same company that builds Air Force One for the American president there were a lot of engineering challenges primarily first of all putting a 17 metric ton telescope with a 2 1/2 M primary mirror in the back part of the airplane with a door that opens up without causing AER acoustic resonance if we had had acoustic resonance when we opened the door Sophia would sound like a train whistle as the airplane is flying at 500 knots another challenge the big telescope makes the airplane tail heavy thus a counterweight is provided by tungsten plates under the [Music] cockpit [Music] the scientists are observing objects in the night sky that are light years away the telescope always maintains the same position compensating for the airplane's movements and turbulence right now as you feel This Little Light turbulence this little chop the telescope assembly is is stabilized and it's it's kind of like a rigid in space it's almost like a flying gyro but today the telescope is taken to its limits the turbulence is too strong and the telescope no longer responds to computer commands a mad rush at Mission Control on board the problem is quickly found there's no electricity what are you proposing for a solution here this point take every down all right so we've got one shot to reboot that to reset that circuit right rebooting the system a big problem a Simple Solution but not simple for a Priceless plane while still in the air there's a mission rule on board when a circuit breaker trips you can reset it once and continue but if it Trips Again then it is clear that there is a problem somewhere in the device and then you can't keep trying to reset it two or three times and you either have to keep this system turned off or the mission is over a catastrophe for the scientists they often work on their research for years and have only this one moment to test their theories thus Oliver tyer and the engineers on board must resolve the problem as fast as possible now I feel better we resolved everything and the scientists are happy again we're observing again collecting data yes now it's working again the telescope and the computer are working again according to plan the mission has been salvaged and much money saved the flight's kosine alone costs 80,000 Oliver Tyler and his engineering team make sure that the telescope performs dependably the airplane itself is constantly being checked by Moose Pier it fascinates the flight engineer as much as it did on his first day it was kind of overwhelming that you know you can take something that is such a modification and actually get it airborne and do you think about all the coordination and the teamwork that takes place to make every Mission work is is fascinating every time you fly Sophia's research missions are planned until 2030 what happens after that is unclear until then the 747 operated by NASA and the German Aerospace Center Remains the only and the biggest airborne observatory in the world and a true ultimate vehicle this vehicle goes by the name of Beast the Beast is the biggest and most powerful snow groomer ever schladming Austria the beast's territory the biggest steepest and most challenging ski areas on the planet in a few days schladming will host the night race one of the most difficult World Cup slom races today the Beast is grooming the past for this important event Chief driver wol kab himself is at the controls today is very special we're preparing for the night race for the best of the best the piece should be perfect so we're taking care of it today making it the best we can the cable winch prevents the beast from slipping and thereby damaging ing the ground below with its weight of 15 Tons hooked up to its little brother the Beast starts off Wolf Gang perhabs first job is to bring the snow back up the mountain that the previous day skiers have pushed down into the valley the important thing is not only to flatten out the piece but to give it Contours they shouldn't be steep or too angular they should be harmonious a challenge but not a danger to the skier then there's the time pressure by this evening the entire past 300 M long and 50 m wide must be finished track for track wolf Kang Pera pushes the snow into position with just one joystick he controls all the functions including the snow blade the winch and steering thus he can maneuver the huge snow gromer with only one hand and at the same time take care of race preparations the blade is extra wide just like the groomer itself its great Advantage is that it has lots of space for pushing snow the Beast can push 8 and a half cubic meters of snow at once my first thought was it works great finally real horsepower we used to have 300 horsepower now we suddenly have 527 and that's great for a driver he can fill up the blade and not have to worry about how he'll make it up the hill the snow gromer moves up the 52% grade slope at 10 km an hour the Beast is built in schatzing in South Tero in the 1960 s the engineer and race driver an prenot developed the world's first ever serly produced snow gromer in a car repair shop today his company is one of the two Market leaders for groomers engineer Martin kme was one of the leading Minds involved in designing the Beast weight is always important to us we don't want to be too heavy as we've got to drive up the mountain at a high speed so we had to find a compromise between size performance and what could realistically be used on the past and that's how we arrived at the beast's dimensions in comparison the world's first serially produced snow groomer looks rather small in the years that followed ski areas got bigger and so did the groomers ultimately resulting in the Beast its Dimensions also pose some challenges for the experienced snow groomers Engineers as Martin kme [Music] recalls the challenge of developing such a large groomer is not only that everything must be larger but that you have to consider every detail every small part is it still strong enough for the new stresses resulting from the Blade's larger size the vehicle has more power to this and the Beast has a 527 horsepower diesel engine the kind usually used in cranes and diggers when the Beast was started the first time and had its performance tested in the lab and the horse power was there and we saw that it worked it was a great feeling for us we saw hey awesome this is working and we can use this on the snow and we can keep going in this direction after a good three years of development the Beast was presented to the public in 2009 it is now used in 75 ski areas in schladming Wolf Gang perab the driver is in the midst of preparations for the upcoming World Cup slm race we're done pushing the snow now it's time to start with the detailed work of tilling it looks good for the best of the best his most important tool for this a tiller 7 m and 10 cm wide it has many teeth and it's important that they are all intact and that we go very slowly and with high rotation speed so that the tiller really does its job this step is extremely important only tilling stabilizes the past rotating 1500 times per minute the tiller shreds the snow grains this way they can melt together to make a stable snow mantle the advantage is that this tiller now gives us s m of width so you don't have to go back and forth as many times on a large area 2 hours later as night falls the job is done wolfcom peab is satisfied the past is perfect thanks to the beast's width and speed the night race can begin it is the steepest Cog Railway in the world the pilatos railway thanks to its unique Cog wheel system it handles grades no other train could the Swiss Alps the Pilatus Rises to a height of over 2,100 m Christian Müller prepares for a test drive in 2 days the railway is scheduled to reopen after the winter brake we're checking the engines making sure they don't overheat and then three brake systems the so-call power car is train and locomotive all in one a locomotive trailed by cars would be too heavy to make it up the extreme grade there is room for up to 40 passengers in this special Cog train then Christian Müller starts the 210 horsepower electric engine an 18 Gear transmission transfers the engine's power to the Cog Wheels the many gears ensure an optimal transmission on the demanding route the rails are original to 1888 before the season opens they are thoroughly inspected an arduous task on the steep [Music] slope oh the tracks are free we can go Christian Müller always keeps an eye on the tracks driving up we have to make sure the tracks are free and the overhead wires are clear of branches like the cars the overhead line is also from 1936 when the railway was Electric ried here is the a this is the first 48% grade this is the first of three such sections a 48% grade almost twice as steep as every other stretch of Railway in the world the car is also specially designed for this demand route much effort was put into keeping the construction light on a 48% grade every kilogram counts after about 15 minutes the train reaches the halfway station at an altitude of nearly 1,400 M the driver Christian Müller performs his first inspection all of the Machinery is underneath the car that makes maintenance easier and creates more space for passengers everything looks good temperatur is right not too hot no kind of oil engine gearbox it's all good the cars were built at the Vint tour locomotive and Machine Works meanwhile bought up by Stadler rail one of the largest train manufacturers in the world or Visa worked at the vinture locomotive works and is responsible for Cog Railways at Stadler Rail and thus also for the Pilatus Railway the Pilatus in L the Pilatus in L on the other side mount Ry getting up there was very attractive for tourism at the time the Pilatus was much steeper so something new had to be designed cable cars didn't exist yet so it was an exciting task to build a railway up there the Pilatus railway's first cars were driven by steam they brought nearly 50,000 passengers a year to the summit an unexpected success to increase capacity and Meet The Heavy demand the railway was electrified in 1936 for over 1 million Swiss Franks it also received the new power cars which are still used today in the first year alone these cars brought more than 100,000 people up the Pilatus even today the Swiss Train manufacturer regularly sells new Cog trains in contrast to the Pilatus Railway however they have only one Cog wheel the system with two Cog Wheels remained One of a Kind despite its success it's an incredible accomplishment all the things Railway engineers invented in the late 19th century Reckoning by hand drawing by hand everything done on paper with a ruler no resources like we have today no CAD no calculation programs and they had no test tracks only when the first train drove did you know if it worked or not the engineers who built the Pilatus railway did everything right Christian Müller the driver has meanwhile almost completed his test drive the railway is good it's 80 years old now and we're proud it's so dependable there are few malfunctions or breakdowns we're proud it runs so well and never lets us down only about 5 minutes until the summit but then sadly this is the end of the line I thought my colleagues had cleared more snow but there's snow on the tracks ahead they needed more time than I thought so we have to go back the masses of snow up here at about 2,000 M are also the reason why the railway only operates in the summer for the return Journey Christian Müller moves to the second cab it's there because the car cannot turn around on the tracks for safety reasons the train descends at a maximum of only 9 kmph if it exceeds this speed an automatic brake engages and stops the car an important safety system Christian Müller tests this break now to end the test drive we stopped moving almost immediately that's good oh that's okay in the next 6 to 7 months the steepest Cog Railway in the world will bring more than half a million people to the summit of the Pilatus the mig29 is for many still the best dog fighting jet in the world a ship with aircraft propulsion this catamaran holds the title of fastest commercial ship in the world and finally of all conventional high-speed trains it has the most modern drive system the ic4 Argentina Renos arees [Music] aircraft turbines turn this large catamaran into a true speedboat my job is unique perhaps it's like that of a Formula 1 driver we're talking about the fastest commercial passenger ship in the world the HSC Francisco she accommodates 150 cars and just over 1,000 passengers and still reaches record speeds Puerto Madero Argentina's biggest Port indeed one of the biggest in Latin America and home to the world's fastest passenger ship the HSC Francisco the hull a 100 m long catamaran constructed of light aluminium the ship is a masterpiece combining all the tested Technologies of speedboat building two aircraft turbines Supply enormous power fully loaded the ship can still reach a high speed of 52 knots a total of three decks provide space for engines cargo passengers and crew every day the ferry shuttles twice between buenos Ares in Argentina and Monte Vio in Uruguay the first ship leaves the Argentine Capital at Daybreak boarding loading and engine check take place simultaneously in only 1 hour the most important man on board Captain Niko stasa he has been guiding the ferry between the Latin American capitals for 3 years his job is more than mere work to [Music] him I feel very good being Captain is a great satisfaction This ship's technology is different from others it's brand [Music] new the crew carries out the engine check with the onboard computer each tiny sensor can be monitored and controlled from here the ship is technologically complex especially the gas turbine Drive small problems always crop up the trickiest moment refueling the HSC Francisco's main fuel is liquefied natural gas she is the first ferry in the world with natural gas propulsion while the crew refuels no electronic devices may be nearby there is a great danger of explosion 10 minutes before the high-speed Ferry departs the captain gives the signal to start the engines the turbines need this long to reach their full power The Crossing to Mont Vio urugay 190 km away lasts 2 hours and 15 minutes across from the HSC Francisco's birth a fleet of Maintenance Engineers works among them herado babini he was part of the building team in Tasmania and knows the ship better than just about anyone The Secret of this ship is the relationship between its power and weight the Francisco has two 22 megawatt turbines and that's how the ship reaches such high speed so the turb Ines have an advantage they have a lot of power for such a light vessel like with airplanes they are aircraft turbines after all the greatest challenge for the engineers was not during construction however getting from Tasmania to Rio De La Plata was so hard the fuel tank capacity was too small for the Pacific Crossing so we stowed eight additional Balloons with 25,000 L of diesel in the cargo hold that's how we made it across the Pacific very difficult difficult because the catamaran is built for shallow water with few waves not for a journey across the Seven Seas meanwhile the turbines have warmed up the voyage from Argentina to Uruguay along the L Plata River can begin the turbines bring the ship to a speed of over 50 knots gulping down a hefty amount of fuel in the process but since the ship is powered by natural gas the high-speed catamaran is also one of the world's most ecologically friendly [Music] Ferry the biggest risks are launch and landfall like in an airplane the passenger ship is named for the Argentine Pope Francis guests travel comfortably in three different classes and they have the opportunity to shop in the largest beautyfree store ever built on a [Music] ferry tickets for the trip to Monte vido start at $100 the passenger ship takes a good 2 hours to travel to Monte vido hello this is Francisco we are arriving in the harbor Captain nikasa turns off the autopilot and guides the ferry manually into the har using only 5% of the ship's total power the maneuver requires the entire crew's absolute concentration the smaller steering error can result in a harrowing accident the greatest danger is ramming the harbor wall that's why we go at the lowest speed possible captains must complete a 3-month training course here to master the landing maneuver ultimately experience brings a sense of security the ship did Ram the wall in Mont Vio once that totally destroyed the catamaran front blade today the captain guides the ship safely into the harbor very well uh that's finished sometimes it's like very stressful when it's really windy and dangerous and then you're like okay we do but no normally is just [Music] R in Monte Vio a smooth transfer takes place while the passengers and Captain nikasa leave the ship the next crew prepares for the return Journey with the a high-speed catamaran Hamburg Germany the ic4 with nearly 135,000 horsepower it is the most powerful Inter City Express of all time with 830 seats this train is meant to be the new backbone of long-distance rail transport in Germany maintenance and repair take place here in hamburg's Idol District mechanics Electronics digital systems everything has been under special observation since trial operations began in October 2016 Fitters like Andreas Friedrich are specially trained to recognize the smallest problems and malfunctions in the new technology we're checking the suspension system now and have to look for damage visible damage on the exterior like flat spots oily shock absorbers and broken Sprints this is the air suspension which provides greater Comfort than the metal Springs used in the ic1 Marcus PTO works on deutche Bar's Flagship train in the past his job was called engineer today he refers to himself as a driver his cockpit is a cluster of computers without the most powerful and fastest Computing capacity possible nothing works in this giant of the Rails this is really special for me I've worked on the railroad for over 25 years my father was also an engineer in 1991 he drove the first IC from the 401 series and now 25 years later I sat here and drove the first ic4 from the new series all computers have been booted up let them know we're ready to pull out it seems like a space station launch when Marcus PTO puts 135,000 horsepower in motion despite its power and size the ic4 is about 120 tons lighter than the first IC series it makes you proud when you sit at the controls and perform operations and you understand how the technology Works how the trative force is Unleashed to make it up the mountains it's simply awesome the ic4 contains several independent security mechanisms they are active during the entire journey and monitor continuously the entire control system the systems on board support the driver they take a lot of pressure off him making it possible for him to take care of other things like keeping an eye on the tracks but in the end it is me the driver who takes action and the train does what I say the passengers are barely aware of the technology even in second class they have comfortable seats and can store more luggage for the first time bicycles are also allowed on the IC with a reservation eight spots are available leather in first class and something special for families in an Otherwise Known nonsense environment the true innovation of the ic4 lies underneath the passengers the drive system Mel Brum was one of the Train's designers one of the cars with seats where we are sitting now is a locomotive that need not necessarily be at the head or the tail of the train but rather somewhere in the middle there are six locomotives hidden in this train they're under the floors of the cars and no one notices them aluminium is no longer used workers are back to bending and welding steel it's easier to work with nevertheless the body has not become heavier but rather lighter the secret lies in the fabrication of especially rigid moldings the Bogies are also onethird lighter than on earlier IC it took 10 years for the new train to hit the tracks you feel a personal sense of achievement when the things you've long considered worked on and discussed in Excel tables and PowerPoint presentations suddenly become tangible something you can touch board and ride to see it every day and have it become normal for travelers to use on a trial run the ic4 travels from Hamburg to Munich and back the first stop is the terminous station Hamburg Altona here driver Marcus PTO must walk from one end of the train to the other in order to continue the journey backwards so to speak this small effort is followed by a reward now he is allowed to go Full Throttle the ic's high speed of 250 km an hour is deliberately lower than that of other high-speed trains to achieve a better energy balance and because it is barely worth it to drive faster in a country as densely populated as Germany still something can always happen but Marcus PTO is not worried the train breaks automatically so if I get sick if I pass out the train would immediately put on an emergency break it would stay on until the train stopped then the train would stand still while the employees from the back came up to see what was wrong and then they deal with the situation by 2023 119 new IC e4s should be driving on German tracks the total cost 5.3 billion e it will only be profitable if millions of future Travelers also get on board this ultimate vehicle the MiG 29 a flying Legend yeah great is the best aircraft so a dreaded Hunter of its Day Poland Minsk mazov etki the Polish Air Force has flown the legendary Soviet jet for a good 30 years the Mig 29's characteristic design includes Wings Blended to the fuselage and Leading Edge route extensions a construction that facilitates high speeds as well as outstanding maneuverability at subsonic speeds its unique agility makes the MiG 29 nearly unbeatable in a dog fight today trainer Rafal is taking his student mikolai on a training flight with the mig29 in which they will run through various aerial maneuvers before going up in the air mikolai the trainy pilot must first practice in a simulator I am just at the beginning of my training so for me uh it's not that complicated but it's uh it's a bit difficult for me now so I will do my best today's training is about air policing which means to identify fight unknown aircraft and to react in a flash in the simulator the trainers confront mikolai with situations that he will also have to deal with immediately once he gets up in the air in the meantime mechanics prepare the aircraft for the pilots they check all the systems again in an airplane made of 6 million individual Parts many things can go wrong thus the migs come here regularly for [Music] maintenance Martin is the head of the maintenance crew and is responsible for the squadron's total of 16 [Music] migs this plan is a legend now because in those years when this plane was up it was I think absolutely the most powerful uh and most dangerous planes on over the world His Radio Electronics elements uh radio station um radar and the the Armament system they're very very Advanced and sophisticated the MiG 29 went into serial production in 1982 in its earli years it was a dreaded unknown for the West only in 1988 at the farra air show did representatives of NATO countries get a closer look at the mig29 they were amazed at its extraordinary aerial capabilities now they are 27 years old polish Air Force plans used this place during the next 13 years for agility and speed the MiG 29 is still tough to beat how to deploy these features ideally for for air policing is what Rafel and mikolai will be practicing in a 45-minute training flight it's very fun it get some capabilities that are unique for the aircraft like a aerodynamics and thrust ratio and it's sometimes very difficult so we have to be on your foot on your feet Sor during the exterior inspection Rafel also checks the huge air intakes for takeoff they are automatically closed with flaps so that no dirt gets into the highly sensitive engines then air enters through intakes on the wings a unique design Rafel and Nikolai St their Jets powerful engines and taxi slowly to the runway in a real air policing Mission Pilots must be in the air no later than 15 minutes after getting the alert like most Russian fighter jets the mig29 has an especially robust undercarriage so that it can also take off from provisional air strips Pilots need only 270 M of runway for takeoff and in less than a minute they can reach an altitude of 10,000 m in relation to the aircraft's weight the engines are so powerful that the mig29 can Ascend vertically like a rocket and it almost reaches the speed of sound in vertical flight Speed and Agility were always its obvious advantages disadvantages were the short range due to small tanks and the small range of its infrared targeting system for the mig29 was originally designed only for short range air defense if Pilots embroiled their adversary in a donk fight they were almost [Music] Invincible after 3/4 of an hour raffle and mikolai return from their training flight the plane lands at a speed of 250 km an hour using air brakes and a brake shoot the MiG 29 only needs a Runway 7 50 m long the air intakes are closed again for landing mikolai has just finished a gruelling training session he had of course practiced the Maneuvers in the simulator ahead of time but it all feels very different at an altitude of over 10,000 M and speeds near the sound barrier yeah that was fun I hope I was I was better than in the simulator than the simulator yeah but we will see what matters is the opinion of his trainer Rafal we did we accomplished everything we briefed so I'm happy about this we have some minor stuff to discuss but most of all was fine so I'm happy for this fight and of course with his plane the legendary MiG 29 no other model was produced more frequently the t54 55 also in this episode the most dreaded tank of the second world war and the ancestor of all modern airplanes the DC3 used in the Amazon basin Great Britain bovington this is home to the world's largest tank Museum The Collection is unique over 300 armored combat vehicles are here it is one of the most legendary tanks of World War I a steel Beast dreaded by its enemies it is unique for its myth of invincibility the German Tiger one curator and tank expert David Willie has the overview for him it is clear that the tiger had above all strategic significance for the Germans obviously there was a a Fear Factor because the tank was so big so powerful it could outrange pretty much any Allied tank when it first appears the steel Colossus is nearly 8.5 m M long over 3.5 M wide and weighs 57 tons that made it up to 20 tons heavier than all of its opponents on the battlefield up to 10 cm of steel made the tank nearly impenetrable to enemy fire when introduced it was the most powerful tank of its day with a 700 horsepower V12 engine the heavyweight could achieve a CrossCountry speed of 20 kmph on paved roads the tiger could go twice as fast but this was reflected in fuel consumption every 100 km the tiger consumed about 540 L of fuel but its built-in weapons technology was also expensive many say too expensive but it is precisely this technology that made the tiger so special so the sighting Arrangements that in combination with that 88 mm tremendously powerful gun your firing uh an armor piercing round which can pretty much go through any known tank when this comes into service late 42 early 43 the tiger is a veritable Sharpshooter at a distance of up to 1500 M it could destroy every Target on paper the tiger was Superior to all other tanks but too often the tiger remained immobile due to technical problems and just quite simply it was put together in a rush so there was lots of teething troubles lots of early mistakes things breaking down the gearbox had it was struggling the engine to to match that 56 tons it was originally designed for 30 tons so there's a a series of issue they try and out iron out during the production run the tiger was Its Own Worst Enemy technical problems accumulated and many of the heavyweights simply got stuck in Russia's difficult Terrain one of the tanks survived the war it is now here in this Museum after months of inactivity today it is supposed to drive again if anyone knows every screw every one of even the smallest of this 70-year-old Tank's parts then it is Mike pton we've got the only working one in the world and um it's a hard job to keep it in the condition that we like to keep it in so it's always a challenge to me um all of these gray hairs on my head did you to Tiger also here today Mike's team of mechanics sorry in addition a fan is here to fulfill a lifelong dream to drive a real tiger but will it start there is barely room inside the tank for the five members of the crew But Eric Schneider the tank fan is [Music] overwhelmed it's really nice it feels a little um claustrophobic but it's nice and sometimes the crew had to persevere inside the tank for days and weeks to get the tank started Mike first has the two heavy battery cells reinstalled then he attends to a special feature this tiger was deployed in Tunisia before being captured by British troops to counter the hot and Dusty conditions this tiger was equipped with a special filter it has what they call a full air air filtering system so the system behind me filters the air before it gets to the engine air filters and every time we lift the deck we have to dismantle it so we can get access under the hood a Mayar V12 is slumbering but the 21 L engine has its problems besides its tremendous fuel consumption the engines need for oil required the crew to make sure there were always enough reserves on board this led to supply problems at the front Mike checks the fuel level twice just to make sure so we have this much fuel in the tank so that's that's enough to run it today now the preparations are complete and the big moment approaches the tiger is going to drive with every passing minute and every action of his crew Mike hayton's nervousness increases and we tried to take every precaution we can it's still the unknown for example last year we uh we tried to start it for tank Fest on the inertia starter and it broke so we had to take the engine out during the winter repair that this could happen today too of course under his Direction the mechanics pull the Beast out of the hall now ignition is only a few minutes away so next one turn the engine over a couple of times we need the fuel turned on first like a an old propeller airplane the tiger can also be started mechanically try again only when there is enough oil pressure can the tank be started with a crank wait is that full choke should gone by now yeah yeah try again Darren o pressure okay finally after months of standing still the tiger once again moves under its own power admittedly somewhat hesitantly but the chains are clattering slowly across the museum grounds only a small observation slit lets the driver see anything they're changing to fourth gear Darren the Beast that spread fear and panic on the battlefields of World War II moves forward slowly but surely the 57 tons of steel Creak with every movement but Mike's meticulous work pays off and the tiger finally stands at its new location you know for me it's always very stressful because you know we never want to break it and so we try to do as much as we can to to make sure we don't BL the German Tiger 1 in bovington is the only one that can still drive under its own power after more than 70 years Colombia V venzio it is a legend the father of modern air TR the DC3 a revolution plane that ushered in a new era of flying and a good 70 years after it stopped being produced it is still being used the small city is about 100 km away from the capital bogot this is where the legendary airplane takes off and lands more precisely at lavanguardia airport from here the DC3 regularly flies important aid supplies to the Amazon region just about unreachable by car the flight lasts 1 [Music] hour the DC3 is great Advantage it can withstand Mighty gusts and very heavy rainfall according to myth it can even land without a pilot be that as it may gaman Romero sits in the cockpit every day as pilot he is also responsible for the entire cargo and today for something special too there's a music festival at our destination so we're also taking a porta potty and many instruments for the musicians while KGO is being loaded at the tail technicians check the front of the Aged plane and refuel it everything manually and more or less according to feeling there are no electric fuel gauges no wonder considering the aircraft's age the aircraft is 81 years old and I've logged over 20,000 flight hours with it I've been flying it for 38 years no mistakes are allowed during the inspections gaman Romero has already made it through many dicey situations with the plane and he has faith in it precisely because of its simple design in my view it is the safest air craft by far in all kinds of weather with Incredible performance the father of Aviation more dc-3s have been produced than any other passenger airplane in history in Colombia it is an indispensable means of transportation to maintain the plane's balance the crew weighs every piece of baggage by hand to determine its place in the cargo hold loading is complete gaman Romero moves into his living room the cockpit computer and high-tech equipment are nowhere to be found but that doesn't bother the experienced pilot on the contrary this is an aircraft that is Simply Fun to fly many people are trained on it because you have to be able to fly with this aircraft the runway is clear for takeoff the 8 tons of flying metal start moving from this point on it's all a matter of feeling and muscle strength there are no hydraulic [Music] systems in flight the DC3 is uncommonly easy to handle its design lets it Fly very smoothly this is thanks to what was at the time an innovation in aircraft construction all this makes giman Romero's work easier still the classic plane doesn't fly itself takeoff is the hardest part but landing is the most [Music] dangerous mechanics can carry out daily maintenance to keep the DC3 flying smoothly in Colombia this takes place not in an orderly hanger but on the side of the runway under a blazing 40° Sun all under the watchful eye of Chief mechanic Mario par spare parts are taken from old planes that are no longer fit to [Music] fly it's an old plane but it's so welld designed that it can fly with only one motor as long as we maintain it everything is fine the engine technology and Wing design were revolutionary and even today the DC3 is considered tough flexible easy to operate and easy to maintain all the parts are welded together with half a million rivets the DC3 is history begins with Supply problems at the competitor Boeing Transworld Airline needed airplanes and asked Douglas to design an aircraft this was the birth of the DC3 and thus of commercial air travel since it needed less fuel flying became [Music] affordable structural shapes still in use today only the electrical systems and individual parts of more recent airplanes have been improved and thankfully so most of the DC3 problems are the same as in other planes but one crops up frequently when it rains a lot and the engine gets wet then the electrical system goes Haywire as the old Parts get moldy very quickly problems not faced anymore by mechanics dealing with modern airplanes nevertheless people in Villa Veno still keep on flying the DC3 especially due to its ability to land on non-paved runways when flying to remote amazonus regions like Gan Romero does the flight to La Macarena lasts about 1 hour a small onboard computer gives the pilot information about altitude and GPS [Music] position when there is room the plane also takes passengers being a pilot is a dream job for many people including Gman Romero I always wanted to become a pilot even as a young boy and now I've been in the pilot seat since I was 18 it's the best the approach to LA makarina airport especially difficult due to extreme Crosswinds and heavy gusts but Gan Romero Nails this Landing too not perfectly but safely and skillfully okay the flight was good but we had really strong winds while Landing it wasn't easy actually somewhat rough otherwise perfect another successful deployment for the DC3 here in Columbia's Amazon basin the over 80-year-old classic airplane has succeeded in bringing important goods to the remote location of lakaren and today's load also includes the porter potty for the upcoming Music Festival [Music] benckenstein Germany for decades they have been performing their task as the Workhorse of armored corpse all over the world tanks from the t-54 t55 series The t-55s Theater of operations in Germany today only in a museum the museum has numerous military vehicles and tanks that can be booked for private rides the biggest star among them a t-55 from Poland in Mario tensa and Marcel kernig's tank driving school this t-55 has found its final calling for €300 enthusiasts can drive the tank for about half an hour this once modern tank however is slowly showing its age [Music] that's it was built in 1972 and needs a lot of Maintenance it's an old lady continually beset by malfunctions when the t-55 was chiefly used in the 1960s and 1970s it was a modern weapon system in order to buy the tank however Mario tensa had to remove all its weapons technology the engine on the other hand and is still original before Mario tenser can start the tank he must preheat it in order to go easy on the powerful but therefore sensitive engine it had to be preheated even when it was used in combat conditions that's is here of course it's very special to drive with its 40 L engine and it's enormous power it's quite a big deal originally the t-55 had a four-man crew except for the seats for the driver and Commander however everything has been removed from this model the t55 is so robust that even today 70 years later it continues to be used inow IC conflicts especially in Africa Mario tenser however is not very happy with his tank at the moment did you see it didn't turn it turns poly there there's oil everywhere and it shifts poly too with its unladen weight of 37 tons the t55 is a small and agile tank this is what made it so beloved in its time it is armed with a 100 mm Cannon its rate of fire up to seven shells per minute its maximum range 2 and a half kilomet the tank driving schools terrain is no challenge for the t-55 it has a maximum gradeability of 60% and can handle lateral slopes of 30% in addition it was the first tank to be able to cross waterways up to 4 and A2 M deep after 15 minutes Mario tensa and Marcel kernes have completed their test drive but they do not look at all pleased [Music] during this short test drive I got two blisters just from shifting since the gears are so unsynchronized and in one Bend we simply went straight which means that sometimes we have hydraulic pressure and sometimes we don't inspecting the engine for problems here it's all oily a somewhat bigger repair job oil is shooting out of the side of the engine's F propeller you can see it really well here this part is covered in oil as you can see on my finger back in the workshop under the hood is a feet of engineering exemplified by the sideways mounted engine extremely Innovative for the time it created more space for crew and cargo a lot was packed into a small space here it's very tight you have to turn a thousand Corners in order to get to a place where you need to make a repair the Tank's impressive age makes things more difficult most of the tanks were built here at the chelia bins tractor plant today urala gonod one of the world's largest tank manufacturers Nikolai molodov is one of the engineers who designed the [Music] t-55 Western countries didn't stop producing tanks after World War II hence the great effort here to design Next Generation tank that would set new standards in every way the t-55 made its first public appearance in 1958 at the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow in contrast to its predecessor the t-54 the t-55 has better armor a stronger engine a wider range of fire infrared aiming and it was one of the first tanks ever to have an automatic nuclear weapon detction system one of the requirements for this tank and this was the mentality of the time was that the crew had to be able to repair it right there on the battlefield the engineers made this possible and that's why the t55 is so long lived and is still being used today in the following decades the t-55 has proven itself in several military conflicts all over the world among others in Vietnam and Afghanistan thanks to its simple basic design it was very easy to take apart and repair only one thing is necessary strength some of the thickly armored plates weigh several hundred kg in benckenstein tenser and Marcel kerich search for the problem in their malfunctioning t55 originally built in [Music] 1972 look there it's dripping a small leak in the hose can bring even the most produced tank in the world to its knees it's not so bad it's not the hydraulic Reservoir like we initially thought but rather the hose behind it we can see it now that we've taken it apart it's a piece of cake to repair ultimately no tank was in use more frequently than the t54 55 in this episode an airplane for $70,000 an hour the first Boeing 787 designed as a business jet once this was the fastest and most expensive private yacht at Sea the oldest cruise ship in the world is already almost a century old also a luxury hotel on Rails the Japanese Shiki Shima brings exclusivity to a new level everit near Seattle in the US this is the home of Boeing's main plant where the 78 7 dreamjet comes from this so-called dreamjet is the first 787 Business Jet and at the same time one of the most luxurious business jets in the world Charles Coburn is director of marketing and sees to the exclusive clients who want to buy a 787 in his view one of the best airplanes for a private jet it's the only airplane that is all composite that lets you do so much you know increase in the humidity so you don't have to worry about uh corrosion uh 10 20 years down the line the dream liner is about 20% lighter than an aircraft of comparable size range is essential for a business jet uh the 787 BBJ has the capability to fly nearly 10,000 nautical miles which means you can go non-stop anywhere where in the world that you want to for example from China to the US the home airport for this 787 is Hau on the island of hyan in southern China this 224 s me plane provides space for 380 people on commercial flights the rent for the business model is $70,000 per hour Jesse M shanan is the 787's cabin Chief she makes sure that its upscale passengers want for nothing we just received a request from the owner and he want to fly to the stat so it's going to be a long haul operation for us a lots of work but we'll we'll have to make sure the cabin's ready and perfect for him to fly later on today for the first time ever a film crew is allowed to get a closer look at the exclusive luxury airplane the first stop is the main cabin which serves as a lounge and conference room there is room for up to 16 people like normal air airplane seats the luxurious sofas and armchairs are outfitted with seat belts and life jackets in the back there is place for 24 more passengers the 18 first class and six business class seats are for the crew and the client's attendance here too a premium was placed on appearance and luxury The Galley is located in the tail of the airplane for safety reasons it is a standard Galley like in every other 7878 the front of the 787 contains private rooms for the main client a bedroom as large as a whole apartment including a king-size bed and an adjoining luxury bathroom next to the bedroom a narrow passage leads to the cockpit only a handful of Pilots are allowed to fly this 787 in the main cabin Jesse mishan pan and her team prepare prepare everything for the upcoming flight in less than 2 hours the client will be there and there is much to do we also need to test to see every seats are working um so we were doing the um testing this is good all the cabin Electronics like the adjustable sofa multimedia devices and the lights can be controlled from a central unit Jesse mishan pan and her team are preparing the bedroom for the client in addition to Exquisite materials like Kashmir and satin a 42-in television awaits the client this bedroom uh because of the material of the wall and you you you can f feel it the the texture yeah because of this materials it um it can keep the noise down to a very low level uh even when we fly flying uh it is under 48 um DBS that corresponds to the noise level in a normal apartment so we we have different uh light scenario for the lighting that makes our job very easy for example we usually keep the bathroom lighting to um [Music] relax the food for the Long Haul flight is being delivered sometimes they want madono or Kentucky and uh but this time he wants uh a catering from this hotel after the choice food which must be paid for separately is stowed in the warming cabinets the cabin Chief begins her final inspection at the end of the check we usually sit in here on his eye level and uh we might be able to pick up something uh wrong it looks everything good now finally and um we uh spend actually we actually have not enough time today but I think we're able to make everything um perfect and uh we'll wait for the client to P now in only 2 hours Jesse M shanan and her team have prepared the 787's 224 s m according to the client's wish down to the Last Detail now the client can come the Caribbean Trinidad Tobago Mana War Bay she is one of the last of her kind and despite her age still one of the biggest and fastest sailing ships of her class in 1931 the Sea Cloud was launched under the name H around 110 M long outfitted with 30 sales then as now she is absolutely uncomparable commissioned by an American millionaire the Sea Cloud was at the time the most expensive private yacht in the world today she is a luxury cruise ship with capacity for 60 Passengers The Sea Cloud lies at anchor in the Bay of the tropical island today's destination the island of Granada about 100 km away the Russian Vladimir pushkarev has guided the ship across the seven sea since 2009 and with 1931 technology we don't have a beach control of propellers we use the old Telegraph old way of maneuvering so uh kind of classic old school the entire Hull and a large part of the super structure are still original to the 1930s sometimes the technology goes Haywire like the capston right now modern ships they have a hydraulic wiches they have hydraulic brakes and you know all push button controls over there using muscles after some loving maintenance the winch works again and the Sea Cloud can finally set off okay Anor home although the Sea Cloud is a sailing ship it uses engine power to reach the Open Sea the winds in the bay are simply too weak 3 0 please 3 0 to has slow the signal goes from the bridge right to the engine room here the steerage is also the same as nearly 90 years ago only the two 772 KW diesel engines are new they can bring the Sea Cloud to a speed of up to 10 and 1/2 knots the combination of modern engine drive and Sals made the Sea Cloud the fastest ship of its day today the crew consists of about 60 people the same as the number of guests to set 30 sails plenty of Manpower is needed we are bracing opposite T call crew stand by ro opposite ring everything here is done with pure muscle power the only small bit of help comes from electric winches which help to turn the yards into the wind it takes more than an hour to set the sails on the four masts they give the Sea Cloud an impressive total of 3,000 s m of sail [Music] area the sails must be changed every 5 to 7 years Gdansk Poland is home to one of the largest sale makers in Europe the workers here make the sales for the Sea Cloud by hand as large as 200 square m and weighing up to 100 kg Captain Adam Pasto was previously the sea Cloud's first officer and today he is responsible for its maintenance no one knows the ship as well as he in the 1930 this was the biggest the best yacht private yacht you can build everything that you can get on the market in those days was placed on the yacht the best whatever you can build in the war the 10 original cabins such as this one have been preserved intact where cruise ship guests stay today heads of state Hollywood stars and captains of industry slept nearly 90 years ago at the end of the 1970s it was ultimately brought to Germany and converted into a cruise ship the future of the ccloud is quite clear I would say as long as we can keep her safety standard of on the highest level and as long as we can keep her maintained to provide this uh safety environment for the passengers for the crew that she can be sea worthy that long she supposed to sell in the Caribbean the Sea Cloud has nearly reached her destination but the real challenge is about to come uh the chart we have to go inside of the old Harbor St George's old Harbor there are shallows all over over here 5 M 6 M shallow uh Waters this is size of the ship that's how we will go and then approach then stop then turn yeah no of course the challenge do not hit the dog to this end the crew must gather the sails only then can the Sea Cloud be maneuvered into the narrow Harbor the harbor a pilot comes aboard to help for the Sea Cloud is actually much too big for the small Harbor the channel is only a bit wider than the ship the mood is tense a few meters too far to the right or left and the Sea Cloud will run ground in the shallow [Music] Harbor all stop to back flow after nearly an hour the job is done Vladimir pusar is relieved she's nice ship it's really something I I feel myself privileged to sail on this ship and to be a captain it's dream and in only a few hours the Sea Cloud will depart for its next destination Tokyo Japan's capital today the shikishima will undertake one of its first test drives a five-star hotel in a cramped space the showpiece of the Japanese Railway company Jr East pure luxury for the guests and hard work for the employees it took 6 years to build the Train the development costs about $80 million for the general manager micho Ozawa it is a milestone in the history of train travel in the past trains were only used to get from one place to another but the novel concept of this train is to enjoy the ride it's not about speed anymore but rather The Experience itself like on a cruise ship we also make stops and show the passengers the special features of each region shikishima means Four Seasons and indeed the luxury train routes vary by season the goal to always present the most beautiful side of Japan the challenge was to assemble the team the design was developed by Ken okiyama great attention was paid to every detail of the interior design for example the wood is a special Japanese wood the whole team worked very hard onboard service was also very important we have a first class Chef this exclusivity has its price tickets cost between 2,800 and $10,000 the shikishima has 10 cars six of them have sleeper Suites for the guests the Journey Begins at the station in ueno a district in central Tokyo the guests can relax in the newly built Lounge a total of 12 service Personnel take care of the passengers Kyo tamura is one of them this journey counts as a dress rehearsal for her I'm definitely nervous but this is still only a training exercise and I'm really looking forward to working on this train as the luxury train pulls in a wave of excitement mounts today's guests consist of high- ranking employees of the Railway company journalists and actresses a lottery decides who gets a [Music] ticket a concierge brings each passenger individually to his or her room a maximum of 34 guests can travel on the luxury train 15 standard double rooms all have their own separate bathroom even including a shower 11:40 departure the driver sits at the head of the train separated from the passengers only by a pane of glass the longest route takes passengers all the way to the northern island of hokaido and lasts 4 days while the guests relax Steward kyot tamura does an inspection round in the observation car the passengers can watch Japan's landscape pass by that's why the train only travels at a maximum speed of 100 kmph I was excited the first time I boarded the train it's so luxurious every little detail was carefully chosen every plate designed especially for the train and everything comes from the regions we drive through that really Thrills me it's time to get things ready for dinner a five course meal awaits the passengers in the dining car the challenge of my job is that I not only work as a restaurant professional but I must also be good in every other area like mixing cocktails or making beds if you work in a normal Hotel you only have one job but on this train I have to do everything and it's difficult to do everything perfectly in the kitchen a team of six people seiz to the guest's gastronomic pleasure the cramed space and the Train's constant movements make cooking a true challenge for head chef I was the menu was specially tailored to the conditions here on board the train moves and so to keep everything from falling off the plate I've made a thick sauce I spread it on the plate and place the food on top a rolling five-star hotel for train Hostess kyot tamura today's journey is only the second time she has worked on the shikishima this is my cheat sheet I haven't been doing the job for very long so I wrote down exactly what the dishes are called and what they contain while the guests wallow in luxury up above kot tamura shows us the break room for the service Personnel there's not much space and it's very hot and humid honestly it's not that nice to eat here but we have to do it this way for the customers it's okay though everything for the good of the guests after dinner there is entertainment at the [Music] bar in the meantime kyot tamura takes care of the next next task making up one of the two Deluxe Suites the young Steward makes the beds under the watchful eye of a trainer for three nights in this deluxe room guests pay about $8,000 in addition to a fireplace the amenities even include a bathtub made of the finest Cypress Wood the customers pay lots of money to travel on this train so they expect a very high standard of service I feel like I have to do everything perfectly this luxuriousness is outdone only by the Next Room a trip in the twole suite costs another $11,000 on top I've been working here for three months and I wanted do my best satisfy the customers and make them happy I can't imagine doing anything else I really like this job a lot after 10 hours Kyo tamura shift comes to an end and while the guests sleep at night the luxury train takes them to a new destination
