HMS Illustrious
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections · Season 2 · Episode 3
Presenter Richard Hammond looks at engineering achievements and how they were brought about by technological innovation. He climbs aboard the mighty aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, which, at 209 metres long, is a floating airport, a city, battleship and strike carrier, all in one.
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Season
2
Episode
3
Air Date
21/Sep/2009
Air Time
20:10
Runtime
50 min
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Presenter Richard Hammond looks at engineering achievements and how they were brought about by technological innovation. He climbs aboard the mighty aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, which, at 209 metres long, is a floating airport, a city, battleship and strike carrier, all in one.
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