Inside Mighty Machines Aircraft Carrier (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

Inside Mighty Machines

Aircraft Carrier (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

For 40 years, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have delivered U.S. military might all over the globe. But now these legendary ships are being slowly phased out for a new fleet of supercarriers. Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek spends ...See moreFor 40 years, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have delivered U.S. military might all over the globe. But now these legendary ships are being slowly phased out for a new fleet of supercarriers. Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek spends a week aboard the USS Carl Vinson with a team of engineers, mechanics, and sailors to uncover the engineering innovations that allowed this ship to launch, land, and relaunch more planes, more quickly than ever before. See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Chad Zdenek Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	It's Effin' Science (2010)
Brett Butterfield Self - Shooter (as Lieutenant Commander Brett Butterfield) Self - Shooter (as Lieutenant Commander Brett Butterfield) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Justin Chamberlain Self - Machinists Mate (as Petty Officer First Class Justin Chamberlain) Self - Machinists Mate (as Petty Officer First Class Justin Chamberlain) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Kelty Lanham Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Kelty Lanham) Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Kelty Lanham) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Abraham Lara Self - Aviation Botswains Mate (Launch / Recovery Equipment) (as Petty Officer First Class Abraham Lara) Self - Aviation Botswains Mate (Launch / Recovery Equipment) (as Petty Officer First Class Abraham Lara) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Bobby Scroggs Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Bobby Scroggs) Self - Pilot (as Lieutenant Bobby Scroggs) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Erick Stroud Self - Handler (as Lieutenant Commander Erick Stroud) Self - Handler (as Lieutenant Commander Erick Stroud) See fewer	Inside Mighty Machines (2019)
Osama bin Laden Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Jimmy Carter Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Gerald Ford Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
Mikhail Gorbachev Self - President Russia (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President Russia (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Meeting Gorbachev (2018)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Long Days (1980)
Richard Nixon Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Barack Obama Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Ronald Reagan Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - President USA (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)