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How Did They Fix That?
How Did They Fix That?

How Did They Fix That?

—An in-depth look at how things are repaired.
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    Family Fleet
    Sink Or Swim
    Angkor Temples
  • Family Fleet

    At a Norfolk shipyard, crews repair tugboats, troubleshoot a massive travel lift and dry-dock a 270-foot Coast Guard cutter while working against tight deadlines, heavy machinery and rising winds.
    Upcoming
  • Sink Or Swim

    Mike is in Indonesia, where sinking Jakarta battles floods with seawalls, pumps and reservoirs, while the new capital Nusantara is being built as a sponge city designed to absorb, store and reuse water instead of fighting it.
    Upcoming
  • Angkor Temples

    Mike is in Cambodia, where crews are racing to preserve the ancient temples of Angkor.
    Upcoming

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  • In the Mojave Desert, crews prepare Roc, the world's largest airplane, for a tandem flight with a 747 by repairing its wing, inspecting landing gear and engines and training chase pilots for the mission.

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18 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Panama Canal
    Extreme Heights: Rope Access Repairs
    Water Work
    Sky Rides
    Super Stallion Helicopter
    Panama Canal Railway
    Heli-Logger
    Volcano Power
    Iter
    US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul
  • Panama Canal

    At the Panama Canal, crews repair dam and lock gates, dredge the Culebra Cut, maintain electric mules and restore the watershed while battling drought, erosion and rising salinity.
    Upcoming
  • Extreme Heights: Rope Access Repairs

    Mike pushes himself to the limit to work with an elite team of high ropes techs on fixes hundreds of feet in the air; starting 45 stories up on the side of a skyscraper, then working and dangling on the edge.
    Upcoming
  • Water Work

    In Florida, Mike tackles one of the dangerous jobs on the planet, commercial diving; he helps a specialized team keep waterways safe; fixing construction site leaks and removing dangerous structures, all while hurricane season is in full swing.
    Upcoming
  • Sky Rides

    In the Alps of Switzerland, Mike helps an elite team install a new cable (rope) system on an iconic mountain gondola line, helps fix the world's steepest cogwheel railway track and explores mountaintop family farms only accessible.
    Upcoming
  • Super Stallion Helicopter

    Mike joins the U.S. Marines' Heavy Haulers helicopter squadron and gets inside their battle to keep a fleet of souped-up Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion choppers flying as they prepare for intense war games in the desert and mountains.
    Upcoming
  • Panama Canal Railway

    A ride on the Panama Canal Railway reveals the track repairs, engine overhauls and dangerous searches involved in keeping vital freight runs rolling.
    Upcoming
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