Big, Bigger, Biggest - 01 - Airport

Airport.



Documentary series examining the technology behind some of the largest feats of engineering in the world. This first programme heads to London's Heathrow Airport and reveals how seven ingenious technological breakthroughs enabled engineers to build the most modern terminal of this super-structure: Terminal 5. From its enormous free-span roof and fully automated baggage system to the robotic vehicles speeding passengers to its doors, T5 is designed to process an extra 30 million passengers a year.