How to Build...
With unprecedented access to some of the world's most advanced engineers, this series goes inside our high performance technology.
- 2010-2011
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
With unprecedented access to some of the world's most advanced engineers, this series goes inside our high performance technology.
Season 2 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
A Super Jumbo Wing
58 mins
It's often said that no matter what else is done and what innovations are introduced, the wing defines the aircraft. The A380 wing is the largest ever produced for a civil airliner, at 17.7 meters from front to back and 36.3 meters from the fuselage to wingtip.
Episode 2
A Supercar
58 mins
See how Formula One racing team McLaren is now building a road car using some of their F1 technology. It is claimed that the McLaren MP4-12C supercar is one of the most cutting-edge and glamorous machines ever built and shows British design and precision engineering at its best.
Episode 3
A Satellite
58 mins
Some of the best and most up-to-date communication satellites in the world are designed and built in Stevenage in Britain. With exclusive access to specialist manufacturer Astrium, this programme shows step-by-step how to assemble one of the most complicated machines in the world.