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Inside Mighty Machines (2019– )
TV-PG
TV Series | Documentary

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Inside Mighty Machines (2019– )

TV-PG

TV Series | Documentary

What are the five engineering innovations that made the 747 the game-changer of aviation? What makes a power plant's giant turbine rotor blades spin at incredible speeds? What does it take to keep a floating city in perfect working order ...See moreWhat are the five engineering innovations that made the 747 the game-changer of aviation? What makes a power plant's giant turbine rotor blades spin at incredible speeds? What does it take to keep a floating city in perfect working order during critical overseas missions? Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets. Join him on his mission to go "under the hood" of these massive conquerors of air, land, and sea. Written by Smithsonian Channel See less

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44 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Chad Zdenek Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	6	It's Effin' Science (2010)
Steve Pettigrew Self - Explosives Expert, Demolition Dynamics Self - Explosives Expert, Demolition Dynamics See fewer	1	Modern Marvels (1993)
Hayley Townsend Self - Aircraft Mechanic Self - Aircraft Mechanic See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Warwick Jacobs Self - The Hovercraft Museum Self - The Hovercraft Museum See fewer	1	Inventions That Shook the World (2011)
David Mera Self - Maintenance Team Self - Maintenance Team See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
John Thornbury Self - Test Engineer, C-5 System Integration Lab Self - Test Engineer, C-5 System Integration Lab See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Paul Beatty Self - Duke Superintendant Self - Duke Superintendant See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Bobby Scroggs Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Bobby Scroggs) Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Bobby Scroggs) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Alan Graham Self - Able Project Manager Self - Able Project Manager See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Ronnie Goodman Self - Regional Demilition Manager, Carolinas West Self - Regional Demilition Manager, Carolinas West See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Paul Connally Self - Able Deconstruction Team Self - Able Deconstruction Team See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Abraham Lara Self - Aviation Botswains Mate (Launch / Self - Recovery Equipment) (as Petty Officer First Class Abraham Lara) Self - Aviation Botswains Mate (Launch / Self - Recovery Equipment) (as Petty Officer First Class Abraham Lara) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Bill Dillon Self - Technical Inspector Self - Technical Inspector See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Jake Elberson Self - Truck Driver Self - Truck Driver See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
William Ball Self (as Master Sergeant William Ball) Self (as Master Sergeant William Ball) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Alistair Hope Self - Shell Brent Decommissioning Project Self - Shell Brent Decommissioning Project See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Erick Stroud Self - Handler (as Lieutenant Commander Erick Stroud) Self - Handler (as Lieutenant Commander Erick Stroud) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Brett Butterfield Self - Shooter (as Lieutenant Commander Brett Butterfield) Self - Shooter (as Lieutenant Commander Brett Butterfield) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Jennifer Barnard Self - Commander, 309th Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Group (as Colonel Jennifer Barnard) Self - Commander, 309th Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Group (as Colonel Jennifer Barnard) See fewer	1	Insider Business (2009)
Duncan Manning Self - Shell Brent Decommissioning Project Self - Shell Brent Decommissioning Project See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Clinton B. Pomeroy Jr. Self - Aircraft Mechanic Self - Aircraft Mechanic See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Ellen Griffith Self - Logistics, Robins Airforce Base Self - Logistics, Robins Airforce Base See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Harry Jones Self - Aircraft Engineer Self - Aircraft Engineer See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Lawson Petrie Self - Shell Rig Worker Self - Shell Rig Worker See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Lynn Rippelmeyer Self - 747 Pilot (as Captain Lynn Rippelmeyer) Self - 747 Pilot (as Captain Lynn Rippelmeyer) See fewer	1	Above the Clouds
Justin Chamberlain Self - Machinists Mate (as Petty Officer First Class Justin Chamberlain) Self - Machinists Mate (as Petty Officer First Class Justin Chamberlain) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Barry Latter Self - Boeing Propulsion Engineer Self - Boeing Propulsion Engineer See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Kelty Lanham Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Kelty Lanham) Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Kelty Lanham) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Michael Kinney Self - Senior Vice President, UAM Self - Senior Vice President, UAM See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Dean Beaver Self - Duke Buck Operations Employee Self - Duke Buck Operations Employee See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Eric Crafton Self - United States Navy (as Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Crafton) Self - United States Navy (as Senior Chief Petty Officer Eric Crafton) See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Lewis Menari Self - Hughes and Salvidge Demolition Self - Hughes and Salvidge Demolition See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Will Smith Self - Assistant Director of Disassembly Operations Self - Assistant Director of Disassembly Operations See fewer	1	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Ronald Reagan Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	2	Kings Row (1942)
Barack Obama Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Leave the World Behind (2023)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Osama bin Laden Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Aktuellt (1958)
Richard Nixon Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Jimmy Carter Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	The American President (2000)
Gerald Ford Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Dynasty (1981)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Spartamerika
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Long Days (1980)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self - President Russia (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President Russia (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Christopher Cockerell Self - Inventor of the Hovercraft (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Inventor of the Hovercraft (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Look at Life: Flight on a Cushion (1959)