Impossible Engineering

The Rion-Antirion Bridge is an engineering colossus, spanning almost two miles. Engineers had to design a structure that could withstand deep water, hurricane-force winds and one of the most active earthquake zones on Earth.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has a surface area larger than two soccer fields, and is stocked with cutting edge F-35 fighter jets.

Soaring more than 2,000 feet into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world and a futuristic engineering marvel. Cutting-edge technology means that the building's occupants will never feel it sway.

The Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, sits on the largest man-made island in the world. Engineers had to construct an artificial island on top of clay seabed to make this daring engineering project a success.

The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train in operation on the planet. Engineers designed a train that can levitate and reach a phenomenal top speed of 268 mph.

A mammoth Airbus A380 is stripped down as part of a regular service appointment, exposing the engineering that has redefined the limits of modern aviation.