Saturday, October 10th TV listings for CTV Nature Canada
Mighty Planes Boeing 747-8F
Transporting the gear of Formula E's 10 electric-powered racing teams to cities around the world across more than 50,000 total kilometers in the greenest way imaginable is no easy task; for air transport, DHL uses Boeing 747 or 777 aircraft.
Mighty Planes C2A Greyhound
The C-2 Greyhound's design allows it a flexibility and access that few other fixed wing craft possess; for the U.S. Navy, it provides critical logistics support, flying 1,000 miles in a matter of hours and transporting high-priority cargo.
Mighty Planes Stargazer L-1011
The Stargazer launches Pegasus rockets, delivering specialized weather satellites designed to detect the magnitude and intensity of hurricanes.
Mighty Planes Ilyushin IL-76
Baffinland Mines needs to get equipment to a remote mine in Nunavut, to support shipping operations for the summer; they hire one of Volga-Dnepr's Ilyushin-76 aircraft.
Mighty Planes Airbus A400M
The German Air Force is overhauling their entire fleet of outdated cargo planes, and replacing them with Airbus' latest state-of-the-art military aircraft, the A400M, which can haul massive loads.
Mighty Planes Twin Otter
The Twin Otter is found around the world in jungles, deserts, mountains, the Arctic and anywhere rugged reliability and short-take-off-and-landing are needed; powered by twin turboprop engines, the Twin Otter maneuvers like a bird.
Mighty Trains The Canadian
VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone.
Mighty Trains The Shinkansen
Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph.
If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
If We Built It Today Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.
If We Built It Today Doomsday in Venice
As floodwaters unleash havoc in Venice, Italy, experts use the latest technology and modern-day science to explore the feasibility of rebuilding it.
If We Built It Today The Pantheon
Rome's Pantheon hides the secret to the Roman Empire's power; it took dangerous, cutting-edge engineering to build it; experts use technology and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be just as deadly.
If We Built It Today Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, and it took dangerous, cutting-edge construction to build it; experts use the latest tech and modern-day science to reveal if building it a second time would be as deadly.
If We Built It Today Doomsday in Venice
As floodwaters unleash havoc in Venice, Italy, experts use the latest technology and modern-day science to explore the feasibility of rebuilding it.
Mighty Planes Super Guppy
Super Guppy, the flying cargo, is made of old aircraft parts and carries NASA's bulkiest and most cutting edge aerospace components.
Mighty Planes Nolinor 737
The Nolinor 737's flight crew ferries nearly 10,000 pounds of essential food, vital mining equipment and 57 miners to the Arctic, where bad weather wreaks havoc with the plane and the mission.
Mighty Planes Best of Mighty Planes
Reviewing the best of the series, from planes that transformed travel to the biggest passenger plane as well as the C130 Hercules.
Mighty Planes Boeing 747-8F
Transporting the gear of Formula E's 10 electric-powered racing teams to cities around the world across more than 50,000 total kilometers in the greenest way imaginable is no easy task; for air transport, DHL uses Boeing 747 or 777 aircraft.
Mighty Planes C2A Greyhound
The C-2 Greyhound's design allows it a flexibility and access that few other fixed wing craft possess; for the U.S. Navy, it provides critical logistics support, flying 1,000 miles in a matter of hours and transporting high-priority cargo.
Mighty Planes Stargazer L-1011
The Stargazer launches Pegasus rockets, delivering specialized weather satellites designed to detect the magnitude and intensity of hurricanes.
Mighty Planes Ilyushin IL-76
Baffinland Mines needs to get equipment to a remote mine in Nunavut, to support shipping operations for the summer; they hire one of Volga-Dnepr's Ilyushin-76 aircraft.
How It's Made Corn Tortillas; Crankshafts; Bush Planes
Exploring the production processes of everyday items like corn tortillas, bush planes and aluminum bike wheels.
How It's Made Folding Kayaks; Pinatas; Garbage Trucks; Brake Discs
Folding kayaks; garbage trucks; ceramic composite brake discs.
How It's Made Rolled Wafers; Wood Pellets; Class Rings
Explores the production processes of everyday items like rolled wafers, wood pellets and class and championship rings.
How It's Made Speed Skates, Synthetic Rubber, Cocoa Beans, and Bulk Chocolate
How speed skates, synthetic rubber, cocoa beans and bulk chocolate are made.
How It's Made Custom Steering Wheels; Aerospace Fuel Lines
Custom steering wheels; apple pie; domestic radiators; paper towels.
How It's Made Whips; Automated Pizza Makers; Incense Cones
Whips; automated pizza makers; incense cones; scale turbine engines.