All language subtitles for Mega Machines-S01E02

Narrator: A SUPER PLANE.

LARGE ENOUGH TO SWALLOW
OTHER AIRCRAFT WHOLE...

MAN: We're ready for departure,
runway 3-5.

Narrator: ...THE ANTONOV 124

IS THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION
CARGO PLANE ON THE PLANET.

THERE'S VERY FEW PLANES
IN THE WORLD

THAT CAN TAKE
THIS SIZE OF CARGO.

Narrator: THIS 260-TON
FLYING GIANT CIRCLES THE GLOBE,

CARRYING MASSIVE CARGO
MOST PLANES CAN'T HANDLE.

IT'S AMAZING
WHAT THIS PLANE CAN DO.

Narrator:
BREAKING THIS MONSTER AIRCRAFT
DOWN INTO ITS COMPONENTS,

WE'LL DISCOVER
ITS TECHNOLOGICAL SECRETS,

FROM ENGINES
WITH MORE COMBINED THRUST

THAN EIGHT F-16 FIGHTER JETS

TO A CARGO BAY
WITH A TITANIUM FLOOR,

AND AN INGENIOUS FLIP-UP NOSE.

WE'LL REVEAL

HOW THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND
SUPER PLANE EVOLVED

TO BECOME A MEGA MACHINE.

-- Captions by VITAC --
www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪♪

DEEP IN EASTERN EUROPE,

IN WHAT WAS ONCE
A SOVIET STRONGHOLD,

LIES AN AIR BASE
BUILT TO HOUSE GIANTS.

IT'S HOME TO A FLEET
OF SEVEN ANTONOV 124s,

THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION
CARGO PLANES ON THE PLANET.

DURING THE COLD WAR,

THESE MONSTERS CARRIED
RED ARMY WAR MACHINES.

BUT TODAY, THEIR MISSION IS
TO HAUL OVERSIZED CARGO

ACROSS THE WORLD.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THESE
MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PLANES

IS TAILOR-MADE
FOR SERIOUSLY HEAVY LIFTING.

THE COCKPIT SITS HIGHER
THAN ANY OTHER PLANE...

AND CAN HOLD
A FLIGHT CREW OF SIX.

BEHIND THEM IS A CARGO BAY
WITH A TITANIUM FLOOR

AND ENOUGH SPACE
FOR THREE APACHE HELICOPTERS.

WINCH CRANES ON THE CEILING
CAN LIFT A 30-TON TRUCK,

AND WINGS WIDER
THAN THREE TENNIS COURTS...

CARRY FOUR GIGANTIC JET ENGINES,

BURNING AT OVER
2,300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THIS FLYING GIANT
CAN HAUL LARGE LOADS

FASTER AND FURTHER
THAN ANY OTHER MACHINE.

♪♪

IN DENVER, COLORADO,

THE WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURER
OF WIND TURBINES

HAS A PRESSING
SUPER-SIZED PROBLEM.

♪♪

FACTORY MANAGER MIKE KRINGS
HAS RECEIVED A LARGE ORDER

FOR A NEW GENERATION
OF TURBINE BLADES.

BUT TO BUILD THEM, HE
NEEDS SPECIALLY DESIGNED MOLDS.

THE NEW BLADE THAT WE'RE
INTRODUCING IS THE V136.

IT'S A LARGER ROTOR SET
THAN THE TRADITIONAL BLADE

THAT WE'VE BUILT
IN THIS FACTORY.

Narrator: THE NEW BLADES
WILL SPAN 220 FEET --

33 FEET LONGER THAN THE BLADES

MIKE'S TEAM
IS CURRENTLY HANDLING.

THAT'S PRETTY BIG.

Narrator:
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE MOLDS
TO FABRICATE THE NEW BLADES

ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE PLANET,

IN SHANGHAI, CHINA,

BUT MIKE NEEDS THEM IN DENVER
IN LESS THAN FOUR DAYS,

OR HIS PRODUCTION LINE
WILL GRIND TO A HALT.

Krings: A TRANSPORT METHOD

NORMALLY WOULD BE
PROBABLY BY OCEAN FREIGHT,

WHICH WOULD NORMALLY TAKE
SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS

TO GET TO OUR FACILITY.

Narrator: FOR MIKE'S ORDER,
THAT'S NOWHERE NEAR FAST ENOUGH.

Krings:
THIS SHIPMENT IS VERY CRITICAL,

SO WE'VE CHOSEN
TO AIR-FREIGHT THIS MOLD,

BUT BECAUSE IT'S SO LARGE,

THERE'S VERY FEW PLANES
IN THE WORLD

THAT CAN TAKE
THIS SIZE OF CARGO.

Narrator:
WITH PRESSURE MOUNTING

AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ON THE LINE,

MIKE CALLS IN THE CAVALRY.

IN MALAYSIA,
ONE OF THESE MASSIVE PLANES

BECOMES AVAILABLE.

♪♪

THE MAN IN CHARGE

IS 23-YEAR-OLD CARGO FLIGHT
MANAGER DMYTRII DOLHOV.

DMYTRII LEADS AN 18-MAN CREW

THAT TRAVELS ABOARD
THEIR SUPER-SIZE AIRCRAFT

WHEREVER THE WORK TAKES THEM.

THE CREW HAS A RAZOR-THIN WINDOW
TO COMPLETE THIS MISSION.

THEY MUST GET TO SHANGHAI,
LOAD THE MASSIVE CARGO,

FLY NEARLY 7,000 MILES
ACROSS THE PACIFIC,

AND UNLOAD THE MOLDS IN DENVER
IN JUST 72 HOURS.

THEY HAVE A LANDING SLOT AT
SHANGHAI IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS,

SO THEY QUICKLY
TIE DOWN THE GEAR

IN THE ENORMOUS CARGO BAY.

THIS SPACE IS BIG ENOUGH
TO HOLD FOUR GREYHOUND BUSES.

ITS PIONEERING DESIGN IS ONE
THAT WAS BORN OUT OF WAR.

♪♪

IN WORLD WAR II,
THE SOVIETS HAD A BIG PROBLEM --

THEIR CARGO PLANES STRUGGLED
TO LAND IN ROUGH ENEMY TERRAIN.

SO AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER
OLEG ANTONOV DESIGNED THE A-7,

A GLIDER WITH HIGH WINGS THAT
FREED UP MORE SPACE IN THE HOLD,

AND STAYED CLEAR OF OBSTACLES
WHEN LANDING.

THE RED ARMY BUILT 400
OF THESE WOODEN GLIDERS,

WHICH ALLOWED THEM
TO DROP MEN AND SUPPLIES

QUIETLY BEHIND ENEMY LINES.

TODAY OLEG ANTONOV'S
GRAND VISION

HAS GROWN INTO THE An-124,

A PLANE THAT CAN CARRY MASSIVE
FREIGHT PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE.

THE MISSION TO PICK UP
THE TURBINE MOLD IS A GO.

MAN: Alpha-delta-brown, 2-1-4-6.
We are ready to taxi.

♪♪

Narrator:
WITH ITS CARGO HOLD EMPTY,

THE THRUST FROM
ITS FOUR MIGHTY JET ENGINES

POWERS THE 260-TON PLANE
OFF THE RUNWAY

FOR ITS 2,000-MILE JOURNEY
TO CHINA.

THE MISSION CLOCK IS NOW
LESS THAN 60 HOURS AND COUNTING.

AT AN AIRPORT IN SHANGHAI,

THE PACKAGED TURBINE MOLDS ARE
ALREADY ROLLING ONTO THE TARMAC.

EVEN DISASSEMBLED FOR SHIPPING,

ONE PIECE IS LONGER
THAN A BOEING 737,

AND COMBINED,
THEY WEIGH OVER 15 TONS.

ENGINEER BO PAULSEN HAS OVERSEEN
THE FABRICATION OF THE MOLDS

AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THEIR
TRANSPORT ALL THE WAY TO DENVER.

Paulsen: THEY NEED TO PRODUCE
THOUSANDS OF BLADES.

WE TAKE CARE OF THEM
QUITE DELICATELY,

AND WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY
TO KEEP THEM IN SHAPE,

AND GET THEM ON-SITE
WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE AT ALL.

Narrator: THE FLYING GIANT
IS ON ITS WAY TO SHANGHAI,

AND DMYTRII IS GOING OVER
THE CARGO DETAILS.

EVEN WITH THIS MONSTER
OF A PLANE,

THE JOB WILL BE
A HUGE CHALLENGE.

THE CARGO IS A MERE 6 1/2 FEET
SHORTER THAN THE CARGO HOLD,

MAKING IT A TIGHT FIT
FOR THE LOAD TEAM.

LOAD MASTER IGOR KOZLOV
IS ALSO CONCERNED

ABOUT TYING THE CARGO DOWN
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

IF HE GETS
HIS CALCULATIONS WRONG,

THE HUGE TURBINE BLADE MOLDS

COULD END UP UNBALANCING
THE WHOLE PLANE.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.

THE TRUCKS IN SHANGHAI
MAY NOT BE ABLE

TO DRIVE THE LONG LOAD
ONTO THE PLANE.

JUST GETTING THE CARGO
ONTO THE PLANE

IS THE FIRST BIG CHALLENGE,

BUT THIS MEGA MACHINE HAS DOORS
ON THE REAR THAT OPEN SO WIDE

THEY CAN SWALLOW A BUS.

HYDRAULIC JACKS
OPEN AND CLOSE THEM

TO GIVE ACCESS
FROM BENEATH THE PLANE.

AND AT THE FRONT,
JUST BEHIND THE NOSE CONE,

SITS A PAIR OF SIX-AND-A-HALF
FEET LONG HYDRAULIC JACKS.

INSIDE THEM, HYDRAULIC PISTONS
PUSH OUT WITH MORE PRESSURE

THAN A CAR CRUSHER
TO FLIP OPEN THE ENTIRE NOSE,

AND UNFURL A RAMP THAT A TRUCK
CAN DRIVE STRAIGHT ONTO.

WITH THESE TWO SUPER-SIZED,
LOADING OPTIONS,

THE MEGA-PLANE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO HANDLE THE JOB.

BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT RACES
TOWARD SHANGHAI,

DMYTRII IS STILL NOT SURE
HOW THEY CAN LOAD A CARGO

THAT IS PRACTICALLY AS LONG
AS THE HOLD OF THE PLANE.

THE ISSUE ISN'T JUST SIZE.

THESE MOLDS ARE ALSO
EXTREMELY DELICATE.

IF THEY MAKE JUST ONE MISTAKE,

THIS MISSION COULD BE OVER
BEFORE IT EVEN STARTS.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

Narrator: IT'S 3:00 A.M.
AT SHANGHAI'S PUDONG AIRPORT.

♪♪

THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PRODUCTION CARGO AIRCRAFT

AND ITS CREW TOUCH DOWN.

THEY HAVE JUST 24 HOURS TO PICK
UP THE MASSIVE TURBINE MOLDS

AND TAKE OFF FOR DENVER.

BUT THEY FACE
YET ANOTHER PROBLEM.

THE CARGO PLANE IS TOO LARGE

TO REACH ITS DESIGNATED
PARKING SPOT.

SHANGHAI PUDONG COVERS
OVER 15 SQUARE MILES,

AND IS THE THIRD LARGEST
CARGO HUB IN THE WORLD.

BUT THE PLANE IS SO WIDE,
THE AIRPORT HAS JUST ONE TAXIWAY

BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT,

AND RIGHT NOW,
THAT ROUTE IS OUT OF ACTION.

THE CREW HAS NO OPTION
BUT SIT TIGHT AND WAIT.

IT TAKES FOUR HOURS
FOR THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL

TO CLEAR A PATH

AND THEN GUIDE THE AIRPLANE
TO ITS PARKING SPACE.

WE'RE FLYING INTO LEVEL
3-5-0-SCORPION-2-1.

♪♪

SOON, DAWN BREAKS, AND THE CREW
MUST PREP THE PLANE.

♪♪

FOUR HOURS BEHIND SCHEDULE,

DMYTRII FINALLY GETS TO SIZE
UP THE SUPER-LONG CARGO,

AND MEET THE MAN SUPERVISING
THEIR TRANSPORT, BO PAULSEN.

WE HAVE TWO SMALLER PARTS,

AND WE SHOULD BASICALLY BE GOOD
TO GO TO START LOADING.

WE HAVE, LIKE,
A COUPLE OF SOLUTIONS.

WE WILL TRY TO LOAD THIS CARGO
FROM THE NOSE CARGO DOOR,

BUT WE WILL SEE HOW IT GOES.

♪♪

IT'S TIME FOR THE FLYING GIANT'S
PARTY TRICK -- THE FLIP-UP NOSE.

AS POWERFUL HYDRAULICS

PUSH THE PLANE'S ENTIRE
NOSE CONE UPWARDS,

THE COCKPIT IS LEFT HANGING
ABOVE THE LOADING BAY.

BUT TO TAKE IN THE CARGO,

THIS GIANT MUST PERFORM
ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.

IT KNEELS DOWN BY RETRACTING
ITS FRONT WHEELS.

MOST PLANES CAN ONLY MOVE
THEIR WHEELS DURING FLIGHT.

IF THEY TRIED RETRACTING
THEM ON THE GROUND,

THE WEIGHT OF THE PLANE WOULD
CRUSH THE WHEELS' HYDRAULICS,

BUT THIS PLANE'S
KNEELING CAPABILITY

TAKES INSPIRATION
FROM EARLY ELEVATORS.

THE ROPES THEY USE
TO HAUL HEAVY LOADS

WERE LIABLE TO SNAP,
CATASTROPHICALLY.

SOME ELEVATOR DESIGNS
SOLVED THIS PROBLEM

BY USING LARGE, UPRIGHT SCREWS.

SIMPLY TURNING THE SCREWS
SHIFTED HEAVY WEIGHTS WITH EASE,

WITH NO RISK
OF SNAPPING THE ROPES.

THIS CARGO PLANE USES
THE SAME PRINCIPLE.

TWO MASSIVE SCREWS SLOWLY TURN,

JACKING AS MUCH
400 TONS OF PLANE UP AND DOWN

WITHOUT FEAR OF COLLAPSING.

ONCE THE PLANE HAS KNELT
DOWN FAR ENOUGH,

THE LOAD CREW DEPLOYS METAL
GRATES TO BUILD A SHALLOW RAMP

FROM THE CARGO BAY
DOWN TO THE GROUND.

BUT AS THE TRUCKS CARRYING
THE MOLDS LINE UP TO THE PLANE,

THE LOADING CREW SPOTS
A BIG ISSUE.

ONE OF THE TRAILERS IS TOO LONG.

THERE'S A RISK
IT COULD GET STUCK

AT THE TOP OF THE PLANE'S RAMP.

DRIVING THROUGH THE NOSE
OF THE PLANE IS NOT POSSIBLE.

BUT THE CREW
CAN TRY ANOTHER OPTION.

IF THEY CAN GET THE TRAILERS
CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE REAR DOOR,

THAT MIGHT JUST BE THE WAY IN.

BUT IT'S A RISKY OPERATION.

THE REAR DOOR IS OVER
6 1/2 FEET OFF THE GROUND,

SO THE TRUCK CAN'T DRIVE
THE LOAD IN.

THE SOLUTION...

IS BUILT-IN WINCH CRANES.

INSIDE THE CARGO HOOKS,
A BLOCK-AND-TACKLE SYSTEM

HELPS LIFT THE LOAD.

ABOVE THEM, CABLE HOISTS
WITH POWERFUL ELECTRIC MOTORS

AND FINELY TUNED GEARS CAN LIFT
A STAGGERING TEN TONS EACH.

SLIDING ACROSS METAL RUNNERS,

THE HOISTS CAN MOVE SIDEWAYS
TO ADAPT TO THEIR CARGO.

THEY CAN REACH INTO
EVERY CORNER,

AND RUN THE LENGTH
OF THE CARGO BAY,

DEEP INTO THE TAIL SECTION,

GIVING FULL ACCESS
TO THE CARGO BELOW.

USING THE TWIN CRANES INSIDE,

THE CREW RAISES THE FIRST
TWO MOLDS OFF THE TRUCKS,

AND CAREFULLY SLIDES THEM
INTO THE CARGO BAY.

AT 112 FEET LONG,
THE THIRD AND FINAL MOLD

IS THE LONGEST
AND WIDEST OF ALL.

WITH THE OTHER PIECES
ALREADY ON BOARD,

THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM
TO WORK WITH.

FOR BO, THIS IS CRUNCH TIME.

A PRECISE PRODUCTION LINE
DEPENDS ON THE PARTS

UNDER THESE THIN
PLASTIC WRAPPINGS.

EVERY SET OF TURBINE BLADES THAT
THESE MOLDS PRODUCE

WILL EARN THE FACTORY IN DENVER
OVER $2,000,000.

THE SMALLEST DENT OR SCRATCH
COULD MAKE THEM WORTHLESS.

IT'S OKAY.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

THE CREW EDGES IN THE FINAL
PIECE TO COMPLETE THE LOADING.

NOW THEY MUST FIX THE CARGO
IN PRECISELY THE RIGHT POSITION,

DISTRIBUTING THE WEIGHT EVENLY.

THE CREW KNOWS THAT IF
THE PLANE'S CENTER OF GRAVITY

SUDDENLY SHIFTS IN FLIGHT,

THE RESULT
COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

IN 2013, THE PAYLOAD ON THIS
CARGO PLANE IN AFGHANISTAN

CAME LOOSE DURING TAKEOFF
AND UNBALANCED THE AIRCRAFT,

CAUSING IT TO STALL AND CRASH.

NO ONE SURVIVED.

THE MEGA-PLANE'S 15-TON CARGO

CAN'T BUDGE AN INCH
DURING THE FLIGHT...

OR ELSE.

Narrator:
ON BOARD THE BIGGEST PRODUCTION
CARGO PLANE ON THE PLANET,

THE CREW IS GETTING READY
TO LOAD

MASSIVELY LONG
WIND TURBINE MOLDS

FOR A LONG FLIGHT TO DENVER.

THE CREW FASTENS EACH SECTION
OF CARGO WITH HEAVY CHAINS,

EACH ONE CAPABLE
OF HOLDING TWO TONS.

THE TITANIUM FLOOR IS ALMOST 50%
LIGHTER THAN STEEL

AND COVERED WITH OVER
290 ANCHOR POINTS,

GIVING THE LOAD TEAM
NEAR-LIMITLESS FLEXIBILITY.

THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE

TO CHECK EVERYTHING
IS SAFELY TIED DOWN

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACCESS
THE CARGO IN FLIGHT.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE PLANE
IS SO BIG, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE

TO FULLY PRESSURIZE
ITS CAVERNOUS CARGO HOLD.

NORMAL PASSENGER PLANES
ARE SEALED

TO KEEP THE CABIN PRESSURIZED,
SO PASSENGERS AND CREW

DON'T SUFFOCATE IN THE THIN AIR
AT 35,000 FEET.

THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE IS SO
GREAT THAT ANY LARGE WINDOWS

OR DOORS WOULD BURST OPEN,

SO THEY MUST BE
AS SMALL AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THIS GIANT'S CARGO DOORS
ARE 20 FEET ACROSS.

IF THE HOLD WAS PRESSURIZED
LIKE THE CABIN,

THE DOORS WOULD BURST OPEN,

SO THE TRICK IS TO SEAL OFF
THE CARGO BAY,

AND ONLY PRESSURIZE
THE UPPER DECK,

MAKING THE COLD, THIN AIR OF THE
CARGO HOLD STRICTLY OFF-LIMITS.

AT 3:00 A.M. THE NEXT DAY,

THE LOAD CREW HAS FINISHED
SECURING THE CARGO,

AND THE FLIGHT CREW ARRIVES,

READY FOR THE 6,700-MILE
JOURNEY AHEAD.

WITH ONLY 25 HOURS LEFT,

THE PILOTS COMPLETE THEIR
PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS BY FLASHLIGHT,

AND DMYTRII PHONES AHEAD
TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A RUNWAY

FREE AT THEIR DESTINATION
IN DENVER, COLORADO.

DENVER INTERNATIONAL

IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD,

AND ONE OF THE BUSIEST, HANDLING
OVER 1,000 PLANES EVERY DAY.

BUT FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS
OFFICER KALEM GUSTAFSON,

ACCOMMODATING THE WORLD'S
LARGEST PRODUCTION CARGO PLANE

IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL.

Gustafson: SO FAR, IT IS
OUR LARGEST ONE TO COME IN.

I'M PRETTY STOKED TO BE HERE
AND GET TO WITNESS IT,

TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE ACTUAL
ARRIVAL OF IT IS PRETTY AWESOME.

Narrator:
ACCOMMODATING A MONSTER PLANE
LIKE THIS WON'T BE EASY.

KALEM NEEDS TO FIND THE WIDEST
POSSIBLE ROUTE

THROUGH THE AIRPORT

AND SECURE THE LARGEST
POSSIBLE PARKING SPACE.

OP-6 FROM OUTSIDE,

I THINK WE'LL HAVE IT
COME LAND ONE ZONE RIGHT.

WE'LL TAXI IT IN ON ALPHA
AND THEN TURN IT AROUND

AND PARK IT ON
THE DELTA DE-ICE PAD.

LUCKILY FOR KALEM,
THE OVERSIZED AREA

WHERE THE PLANES COME
TO DE-ICE IS CURRENTLY EMPTY,

WHICH MEANS THERE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH SPACE FOR UNLOADING.

BACK IN SHANGHAI,

THE FLIGHT CREW
HAS COMPLETED THE CHECKLISTS,

AND THE SUPER PLANE
IS READY TO FLY,

BUT GETTING A BIRD
THIS BIG INTO THE AIR

IS NEVER STRAIGHTFORWARD.

CONTROLLER:
Charlie...papa one.

Straight ahead,
Charlie...papa one.

Antonov 2-1-4-6.

TO GET ITS MASSIVE ENGINES
TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE,

THIS ENORMOUS PLANE
TAKES FOUR TIMES LONGER

ON THE RUNWAY THAN A JUMBO JET.

Alpha delta Brown 2-1-4-6
shut off to papa one.

Be advised that we need
four minutes

after lining up on the runway
to warm up engines,

ready for departure.

BUT THE RADIO OPERATOR GETS THE
ALL-CLEAR TO HEAD TO THE RUNWAY.

NOW THE CREW MUST PREPARE
FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS MOMENT

OF THE MISSION SO FAR.

Lining up runway 2-5-Left.

We'll call you on whether
we're ready for departure

in four minutes,
Alpha delta Brown 2-1-4-6.

JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLANE
IS AT ITS ABSOLUTE HEAVIEST,

LOADED DOWN WITH ITS
MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CARGO

AND 66,000 GALLONS OF FUEL.

TO GET ITS 390-TON WEIGHT
OFF THE GROUND,

THIS SUPER PLANE MUST SQUEEZE

EVERY LAST BIT OF POWER
OUT OF ITS ENGINES.

EACH OF THE MASSIVE TURBO-FAN
ENGINES WEIGHS FOUR TONS,

AS MUCH AS A MONSTER TRUCK.

THEIR HUGE FAN BLADES
PUSH IN AIR,

AND THREE SETS OF
COMPRESSOR BLADES

SQUEEZE IT INTO
THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER.

COMBINED WITH FUEL, IT BURNS AT
OVER 2,300 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

BLASTING OUT THE BACK,

THE SCORCHING GAS SPINS
A SET OF TURBINES,

CONNECTED TO THE FANS
AT THE FRONT

TO DRAW EVEN MORE AIR
INTO THE ENGINE.

AT FULL THROTTLE, THESE MONSTERS
GENERATE MORE THRUST

THAN EIGHT F-16 FIGHTER JETS.

AT THE START OF THE RUNWAY,

THE CAPTAIN PUSH THE ENGINES
UP TO 3,000 RPM

TO GET THEM TO
OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

2-1-4-6...
Runway 3.

BUT THE ALLOTTED FOUR
MINUTES IS RUNNING DOWN

AND THE ENGINES
ARE STILL TOO COLD.

THE PLANE SHAKES AND RATTLES
UNDER THE STRAIN OF THE ENGINES.

FINALLY, JUST 10 SECONDS
OVER THEIR ALLOTTED TIME,

THEY'RE READY FOR TAKEOFF.

Alpha delta Brown
2-1-4-6 heavy

ready for departure
on runway 3.

RUNWAY 3,
CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF.

THE PILOT CAN FINALLY
RELEASE THE BRAKES,

AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTS MOVING.

HE NEEDS TWO MILES TO TAKE OFF,

WHICH IS THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF THIS RUNWAY.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH
WE NEED TODAY.

SPEEDING DOWN THE TARMAC,

THE MEGA-PLANE PASSES
130 MILES PER HOUR.

ANY SECOND NOW, THE PILOT WILL
PASS THE POINT OF NO RETURN.

IF THEY'RE NOT MOVING FAST
ENOUGH TO TAKE OFF,

THEY WILL OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY.

Narrator: AT SHANGHAI'S PUDONG
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,

THE ANTONOV 124

AND ITS MULTIMILLION
LOAD OF TURBINE MOLDS

IS ABOUT TO ATTEMPT ITS MOST
DANGEROUS TASK SO FAR --

TAKEOFF.

THE NOW 390-TON PLANE
MOVES FORWARD,

LOADED WITH FUEL AND CARGO,

WITH ITS ENGINES STRAINING
UNDER THE HEAVY LOAD.

JUST AS THIS SUPER PLANE REACHES
THE END OF THE TWO-MILE RUNWAY,

IT LIFTS OFF.

THIS IS THE REAL
MOMENT OF TRUTH.

WILL THE PRECIOUS CARGO
STAY TIED DOWN?

ON BOARD, THE LOAD TEAM
HOLDS THEIR BREATH.

THEY KNOW IF THE LOAD SHIFTS...

...IT COULD END IN CATASTROPHE.

AS THE LOAD CHAINS
TAKE THE STRAIN...

♪♪

...THE CARGO HOLDS STEADY.

THE CREW CAN RELAX AS THE SUPER
PLANE MAKES ITS WAY TO DENVER.

Climbing 5,700 meters.

Maintain a two-positive.

BUT TO PUSH THIS FLYING GIANT
TO CRUISING ALTITUDE,

THE PILOT MUST RELY ON ITS
SPECIALLY SHAPED WINGS,

A LEGACY OF NASA.

IN THE 1970s, SOME EXPERIMENTAL
JETS HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

WHEN THEY APPROACHED THE SPEED
OF SOUND, THEY NOSE-DIVED.

NASA ENGINEERS DISCOVERED THE
CURVED WING-SHAPE WAS TO BLAME.

AT HIGH SPEEDS,
TURBULENCE OVER THE TOP

PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN.

SO NASA FLATTENED
THE TOP OF THE WING

TO SMOOTH OUT THE AIRFLOW,

AND THEY CURVED THE BACK EDGE
TO PRODUCE EVEN MORE LIFT.

THE ANTONOV USES
THIS REFINED WING SHAPE

TO CREATE MAXIMUM LIFT

AND PUSH ITS MASSIVE WEIGHT
UP INTO THE SKY,

EVEN WHEN FULLY LOADED.

10-6-4, 6-1-6-7.

6-1-6-7 on squall.

Alpha delta Brown,
2-1-4-6 maintaining 2-5-0.

THE PILOT LEVELS THE PLANE
AT 36,000 FEET,

CRUISING AT 425 MILES AN HOUR.

CARGO SUPERVISOR BO PAULSEN
CAN FINALLY RELAX

AFTER A STRESSFUL 24 HOURS.

HIGH OVER JAPAN,
THE CREW SOARS PAST MOUNT FUJI.

IT WILL BE THE LAST DRY LAND
THE CREW SEES FOR A WHILE,

AS THEY MUST NOW CROSS

5,000 MILES OF OPEN OCEAN
IN A SINGLE BOUND.

TO COVER SUCH A DISTANCE,
THIS SUPER PLANE MUST DIG DEEP.

HIDDEN UNDER ITS ALUMINUM SKIN

IS THE KEY TO HAULING
LARGE LOADS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

STRETCHING THROUGH THE WINGS
ARE MASSIVE TANKS

THAT CAN CARRY OVER
200 TONS OF KEROSENE.

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVIDING WALLS

STOP FUEL FROM SLOSHING
AROUND THE TANKS IN FLIGHT.

AND VALVES BETWEEN THEM
ALLOW THE PILOT

TO ADJUST
THE BALANCE OF EACH WING.

COLOSSAL ALUMINUM SPARS
CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE TANKS,

MAKING THE WINGS
EXTREMELY STURDY.

CARRYING MORE FUEL THAN
ANY OTHER HEAVY-HAULER,

THIS MACHINE CAN FLY OVER
9,000 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING.

IN DENVER, CARGO HANDLER
MARK HELTZ AND HIS TEAM

PREPARE TO EXTRACT
THE TURBINE MOLDS

ONCE THE MEGA-PLANE HAS LANDED.

TONIGHT WE HAVE
THE ANTONOV COMING IN.

PRETTY BIG AIRCRAFT,
ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A FUN OPERATION.

THE TRUCK CAN HOOK UP...

Narrator:
WITH THE TEAM BRIEFED,

THEY HEAD OUT
TO GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

THE PLANE IS SO HUGE,
THERE ISN'T A PARKING SPOT

BESIDE THE TERMINAL
BIG ENOUGH FOR IT TO PARK

AND UNLOAD ITS MASSIVE CARGO.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OFF-LOAD

MIGHT HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF COMPLICATION.

UNTIL I TALK TO
THE FLIGHT MANAGER,

YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND
OF A BLINDSIDE THING

ON HOW THIS THING WILL GO.

Narrator:
THE ONLY SPOT LARGE ENOUGH

IS THE AREA WHERE PLANES
COME FOR DE-ICING IN WINTER,

BUT IT'S SO FAR AWAY,

MARK WON'T HAVE EASY ACCESS

TO THE TERMINAL'S UTILITIES,
SUCH AS LIGHTING.

THE PLANE AND ITS CARGO
WILL BE IN THE DARK

UNLESS HE CAN FIND A SOLUTION.

THE CHALLENGING PART
IS HOW DARK IT IS UP THERE,

AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
TURNING IT AT THE RIGHT TIME

WHERE IT WILL FIT

FOR THE OFF-LOADING PROCESS
TO BE SMOOTH.

Narrator: LUCKILY, THE TEAM HAS
FOUND A PORTABLE GENERATOR

AND FLOODLIGHTS.

YEAH, I'M RIGHT BY THE kVa NOW.

WHEN YOU PULL UP, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO BACK UP AND HOOK UP TO IT.

Narrator: WITH FLOODLIGHTS
AND A GENERATOR IN TOW,

MARK AND HIS TEAM
HEAD TO THE DE-ICE PAD

AND WAIT FOR THE PLANE,

WHICH WILL BE LANDING
IN JUST THREE HOURS.

I'LL MEET YOU GUYS UP
THERE AND...

WE'LL GET THE LIGHT
RIGGED UP.

ALRIGHT, YEAH.

OVER A THOUSAND MILES AWAY, THE
FLYING GIANT IS IN CRUISE MODE.

AT 36,000 FEET,
THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE CAN BE

A FROSTY
MINUS-60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,

BUT INSIDE THE PLANE'S ENGINES,
IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT STORY.

FOUR TURBO-FANNED POWER PLANTS
HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR 10 HOURS,

PUSHING THIS MASSIVE PLANE
HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD.

THE FUEL INSIDE THE ENGINES

BURNS AT OVER 2,300 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT,

SO AN ENGINE FIRE
IS A VERY REAL RISK

THAT THE CREW WOULD
BE POWERLESS TO FIGHT.

SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THE PLANE
ITSELF MUST MANAGE.

SENSORS INSIDE ITS ENGINES CAN
DETECT SIGNS OF FIRE EARLY ON.

THEY TRIGGER AN ALARM
AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL

AND POWER IN MILLISECONDS.

IF THAT DOESN'T STOP THE FIRE,

A BANK OF SIX HIGH-PRESSURE
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS...

CAN BE TRIGGERED REMOTELY.

THEY RELEASE A BURST
OF FIRE-KILLING HALON GAS

DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE

AND SUFFOCATE
THE FLAMES IN SECONDS.

THIS SYSTEM FIGHTS
THE FIRE IN THE AIR,

KEEPING THE MEGA-PLANE
AND ITS CREW SAFE.

WITH ONLY 12 HOURS LEFT
TO DELIVER THE CARGO,

THE PILOT IS FLYING
AT MAXIMUM CRUISE SPEED

OF 450 MILES AN HOUR
TOWARDS DENVER.

THE CREW IS ALREADY ANTICIPATING
THE CHALLENGE OF LANDING

IN A CITY THAT SITS
A MILE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

FOR PILOT OLEKSANDR BOIKO,
WITH A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CARGO

STRAPPED IN BEHIND HIM,

TOUCHING DOWN IN THE THIN AIR
OF THE MILE-HIGH CITY

WILL MAKE THE NEXT LANDING

ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
HE'S EVER ATTEMPTED.

Narrator: THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PRODUCTION CARGO PLANE

IS CLOSING IN ON
THE MILE-HIGH CITY OF DENVER

TO DELIVER ITS RECORD-BREAKING
LOAD ON TIME.

AS LIGHT FADES OVER THE ROCKIES,

THIS 260-TON PLANE
BEGINS ITS DESCENT.

DOWN IN DENVER,
THE SUN HAS ALREADY SET,

AND THE AIRPORT CREW
SWINGS INTO ACTION.

CARGO HANDLER MARK HELTZ
AND HIS TEAM RACE OUT

TO THE ONLY SPOT AT THE AIRPORT
BIG ENOUGH TO PARK THE PLANE.

Heltz:
IT'S A BIG AIRPLANE.

THEY CONSIDER IT
THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE WORLD.

I MEAN, WE -- WE HANDLE SOME BIG
AIRCRAFT SUCH AS THE BOEING 747,

BUT IT'S NOTHING COMPARED
TO THE SIZE OF THE ANTONOV.

Narrator:
TEN MINUTES TO TOUCHDOWN,

AIRPORT OPERATIONS OFFICER
KALEM GUSTAFSON

HEADS OUT TO THE RUNWAY.

Man: ROCK 'N' ROLL.
I'M GOING TO HEAD ON UP,

I'M JUST STANDING
BY FOR THESE THINGS.

THANKS, BUD.

LANDING A PLANE THIS
LARGE POSES MANY RISKS.

ITS WINGSPAN IS 90 FEET WIDER

THAN THE EDGES OF
DENVER'S LANDING STRIP.

KALEM MUST MAKE SURE
THE COLOSSAL AIRCRAFT

DOESN'T DESTROY THE RUNWAY
OR GET DAMAGED.

SO, THESE ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY
CONCERNS WE HAVE,

IS THE RUNWAY
AND TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTS,

'CAUSE THEY SIT OFF THE GROUND,

AND WITH THE WINGS AND
THE ENGINES PASSING OVER THEM --

ENOUGH WIND, THESE WILL
JUST BREAK RIGHT OFF,

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY DON'T CAUSE

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT,
IT DOESN'T KNOCK ANY OVER.

IF ANY ARE KNOCKED OVER,

THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL
ISSUE FOR THE ENGINE.

Narrator: EVEN A SMALL IMPACT
BY THE PLANE'S WINGS

COULD COST THE AIRPORT MILLIONS

AND SPELL THE END
OF THIS MISSION.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

ALREADY, THE HUGE PLANE
IS CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM

BEFORE IT HAS EVEN
TOUCHED THE GROUND.

ALL THESE GUYS ARE LINING UP
TO TAKE OFF FROM THIS RUNWAY,

BUT THEY WON'T BE
ALLOWED TO DEPART

UNTIL WE'VE PERFORMED
AN INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY

AFTER THE ANTONOV HAS LANDED.

♪♪

Narrator: NOW LESS THAN 20 MILES
AWAY AND CLOSING IN FAST,

THE COCKPIT CREW
PREPARES FOR LANDING.

Count toward that weather,
about 60 miles.

Denver...

21-46 heavy...

3-5-0.

SAFELY BRINGING DOWN A PLANE
THIS HEAVY

IS CHALLENGING
IN THE BEST OF TIMES,

BUT LANDING IT IN A CITY
AT SUCH A HIGH ALTITUDE

ADDS EVEN MORE PROBLEMS.

DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SITS AT THE FOOT

OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

TURBULENT AIR ROLLS
ONTO THE RUNWAYS BELOW,

BATTERING INCOMING PLANES.

ON TOP OF THAT, THE AIRPORT
IS A MILE ABOVE SEA LEVEL,

SO THE AIR IS VERY THIN,

WHICH MEANS THE WINGS
GENERATE LESS LIFT.

APPROACHING AT NORMAL SPEED,
THE PLANE COULD DROP TOO FAST,

SO PILOT OLEKSANDR MUST
SPEED UP TO COMPENSATE.

HE'LL HAVE LESS TIME
TO LINE UP THE PLANE

TO MAKE A CLEAN LANDING,

AND THERE'S ALSO A RISK
HE COULD OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY.

HURTLING TOWARDS DENVER AIRPORT
AT 200 MILES AN HOUR,

THE FLYING GIANT IS
NOW IN SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY,

BUT THERE'S YET
ANOTHER LOGISTICAL ISSUE.

DOWN ON THE GROUND,
THE TAXIWAY HAS BECOME TOO FULL,

AND AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROL

LETS ONE OF THE WAITING
PLANES TAKE OFF EARLY,

JUST AS THE MEGA-PLANE NEARS
THE FINAL STAGES OF APPROACH.

21-46 is going to maintain
flight level 2-7-0.

Maintain flight-level
2-7-0, 21-46.

INSTEAD OF HOLDING THAT PLANE

AND WAITING FOR US TO DO
THE INSPECTION,

THEY GOT HIM TO TAKE OFF,

SO THE ANTONOV 124 IS GOING
TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT,

AND THEN HE SHOULD COME IN
AND LAND

IN THE NEXT MINUTE
TO 30 SECONDS.

Narrator:
THIS ALREADY TRICKY LANDING
IS NOW A WHOLE LOT HARDER.

CAPTAIN OLEKSANDR IS FORCED TO
SLOW DOWN AND DELAY HIS DESCENT,

GIVING HIM EVEN LESS TIME
TO BRING THE PLANE DOWN.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

21-46 heavy, maintain...

Keep track of the 737
holding its position.

21-46.

THE CREW COULD BE HEADING
TO A HARD AND SUDDEN LANDING,

WHICH COULD SPELL DISASTER

FOR THEIR VALUABLE
AND HIGHLY DELICATE CARGO.

46 heavy can resume
normal speed.

Normal speed, 21-46.

NOW THE CREW MUST RELY
ON AN ASSET

FROM THE MACHINE'S
MILITARY HERITAGE...

...ITS SUPER-SIZED LANDING GEAR.

THIS PLANE HAS 24 MASSIVE WHEELS

AND 12 SHOCK ABSORBERS
THAT SOFTEN THE LANDING.

INSIDE EACH ONE,
A POCKET OF COMPRESSED GAS

CUSHIONS THE IMPACT
OF TOUCHDOWN,

AND VISCOUS OIL,
SQUEEZING THROUGH A SMALL GAP,

STOPS THE PLANE
FROM BOUNCING BACK UP.

HEAVY-DUTY CARBON DISC BRAKES

HEAT UP TO NEARLY 600 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT,

CONSTANTLY PULSING ON AND OFF

TO STOP THE WHEELS
FROM SKIDDING,

AND REINFORCED
NITROGEN-FILLED TIRES

CAN SURVIVE EVEN
THE ROUGHEST SURFACE

TO LET THIS JUGGERNAUT
LAND PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE.

SO, THIS WILL BE HIM,
THIS SET OF LIGHTS.

AND THERE HE GOES,
TURN ON THOSE LANDING LIGHTS.

THAT'S HIM.

Narrator:
WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED,

THE MASSIVE PLANE FLIES
TOWARDS THE RUNWAY,

AND THE CREW BRACES FOR IMPACT.

Narrator:
AFTER NEARLY 7,000 MILES,

THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PRODUCTION CARGO PLANE

IS PREPARING TO LAND IN DENVER

WITH ITS MILLION-DOLLAR CARGO
OF WIND TURBINE MOLDS IN TOW.

TOUCHDOWN.

THE PLANE LANDS WITH A BIG BANG.

BUT IT'S STILL TRAVELING
AT OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR,

AND IT'S RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY.

PILOT OLEKSANDR REVERSES
THE ENGINE THRUST

AND SLAMS ON THE BRAKES

AND WRESTLES
THIS FLYING GIANT TO A STOP.

THAT WAS THE LANDING
OF THE ANTONOV 124!

WHOO!

THE MEGA-PLANE HAS GONE ACROSS
NEARLY ALL TWO MILES OF RUNWAY.

NOW KALEM MUST CATCH UP.
-ALRIGHT, HOLD ON.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET
DOWN TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY

TO PROVIDE IT WITH THE FOLLOWING
SERVICE TO HIS PARKING SPOT.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO MOVE
PRETTY QUICKLY,

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
12,000 FEET TO COVER,

AND HE'S ALREADY NEARLY
AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Narrator: KALEM RACES TO CATCH
THE CARGO PLANE,

JUST AS IT COMES OFF
THE RUNWAY,

FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND TO
MAKE SURE THIS MASSIVE AIRCRAFT

DOESN'T BREAK ANYTHING.

CONTROLLER:
Antonov 2146, taxi on Alpha,

And then you're going
to make the left 180

into the delta
de-ice pad

there off to your left
side for parking.

BLUE-2 AND C... YOU CAN JUST
TAXI WAY INTO THE ICE PAD.

IT'S DESIGNED
FOR SMALLER AIRCRAFT,

SO HIS WING AND ENGINE
ARE ACTUALLY HANGING OVER

THESE ELEVATED TAXIWAY LIGHTS
AND EDGE BLUE ONES.

THE DENVER GROUND CREW
GUIDES THE PLANE

INTO ITS DARK PARKING SPOT.

AFTER 62 HOURS, THE MIGHTY PLANE
HAS FINALLY ARRIVED

WITH ITS CARGO
STILL IN ONE PIECE.

BUT WITH ONLY 10 HOURS TO GO,
THE CREW FACES A BIG PROBLEM.

DMYTRII FEARS THE HARD LANDING
HAS DAMAGED THE PLANE.

IT MUST ALWAYS BE READY TO FLY,

SO INSTEAD OF LETTING HIS
TECHNICIANS GET SOME REST,

DMYTRII DIRECTS THEM TO DO A
FULL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

WELL, HOW MUCH WORK DO
THEY GOT TO DO?

I MEAN, IS IT ALL WORK ALL NIGHT
LONG OR...

AND THEN THEY LEAVE?

OH, AND THEN THEY OFFLOAD IT.

OKAY.

♪♪

MARK AND HIS TEAM CRANK
UP THE FLOODLIGHTS.

WE'RE SETTING THIS UP
FOR THE TECHNICIANS

SINCE THEY GOT TO WORK
ON THE AIRPLANE TONIGHT.

AND THE TECHNICIANS START WORK
ON AN ALL-NIGHTER,

CHECKING FLIGHT SYSTEMS

AND RUNNING A FINE-TOOTHED COMB
OVER THE BATTERED LANDING GEAR.

AS THE SUN RISES
OVER DENVER AIRPORT,

THE CARGO PLANE
PASSES ALL ITS CHECKS

AND THE TECHNICIANS GET READY
FOR THEIR NEXT TASK --

UNLOADING THE LONGEST
CARGO THEY'VE EVER CARRIED.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT
THIS PLANE CAN DO.

♪♪

THREE MASSIVE TRUCKS STAND BY

TO TAKE THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR
MOLDS TO THE FACTORY,

BUT GETTING THE PIECES
OUT WON'T BE EASY.

BEEN ASKING DMYTRII
SINCE LAST NIGHT.

I'M LIKE, "DMYTRII, HOW ARE
WE OFF-LOADING THIS, MAN?"

ON PAPER,
THE OFF-LOAD PROCESS

IS SIMPLY THE REVERSE
OF THE ON-LOAD,

BUT THE LOAD CREW IS EXHAUSTED.

THE ANTONOV TECHNICIANS
HAVE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT

WORKING WITH THE AIRCRAFT,

AND WE'RE JUST WAITING
FOR THE TECHNICIANS

TO HOOK THE CRANE
UP TO THE CARGO,

AND GET THE CARGO
OFF-LOADED.

USING THE HEAVY-DUTY HOISTS,

THE TEAM INCHES
THE MAMMOTH MOLD SECTIONS

OFF THE AIRCRAFT ONE AT A TIME.

THE PIECE IS SO LONG,
THEY'RE GOING TO OFFLOAD

THAT MIDDLE PIECE OUT
WITH THEIR CRANE,

AND THEY'LL GET IT
AS FAR OUT AS POSSIBLE...

♪♪

...WHILE ME AND CHRIS, WE'LL USE
THE FORKLIFTS TO COME IN,

TO STABILIZE THE PIECE.

THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY
GOING TO BACK UP

UNDERNEATH THE TAIL
OF THE AIRCRAFT,

AS FAR BACK AS
THEY CAN POSSIBLY GO.

THEN THEY'LL DROP THE PIECE
ONTO THE FLATBED TRUCK.

NO.
NO, FURTHER THAT WAY.

ANY MISTAKE AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR
COULD COST THE CLIENT MILLIONS.

♪♪

WITH THE LAST PIECE OFF-LOADED,
BO CHECKS FOR ANY DAMAGE.

-HOW'S THAT?
-PERFECT.

ALRIGHT, PERFECT.

Narrator: NOT A SCRATCH.

6,700 MILES FROM SHANGHAI, BO
FINALLY SIGNS ON THE DOTTED LINE

FOR HIS SUPER-SIZED DELIVERY.

-OKAY. THERE YOU GO.
-OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Narrator:
THE MOLDS HEAD STRAIGHT

TO THE WIND-TURBINE FACTORY
OUTSIDE OF DENVER.

JUST 72 HOURS AFTER MIKE KRINGS
CALLED IN THIS FLYING GIANT,

THE CARGO ARRIVES
ON HIS DOORSTEP.

-GREAT JOB.
-YES.

Narrator: HE'S BACK ON TRACK
TO MEET HIS ORDER

FOR THE NEW HUGE WIND TURBINES.

AT THE AIRPORT,
THE CREW PACKS UP,

BUT THEY WON'T GET
TO REST FOR LONG.

SO, WE JUST GOT A NEW JOB.

WE ARE GOING TO DETROIT TO --
WE WILL HAVE A CARGO THERE.

SO, IT'S OUR LIFE.

WE ARE FLYING LIKE THIS
ALL THE TIME.

IT'S OUR JOB.

Narrator: THIS HARD-WORKING CREW
IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND,

BECAUSE THEY'RE FLYING
THE ANTONOV 124,

THE WORLD'S LARGEST
PRODUCTION CARGO PLANE

THAT CAN HAUL
PRACTICALLY ANYTHING.

♪♪

IT'S ALL THANKS TO A NOSE
THAT FLIPS OPEN

TO SWALLOW LARGE CARGO,

MOBILE CRANES
THAT TACKLE ANY LOAD,

230-FOOT LONG WINGS
THAT DOUBLE-UP AS FUEL TANKS,

AND ENGINES WITH MORE POWER
THAN EIGHT FIGHTER JETS.

IT'S THESE TECHNOLOGICAL SECRETS

THAT HAVE HELPED THIS
FLYING GIANT EVOLVE

TO BECOME A MEGA MACHINE.