1 00:00:01,344 --> 00:00:01,377         Te                       2 00:00:01,377 --> 00:00:01,411         Tedd                     3 00:00:01,411 --> 00:00:01,444         Teddy:                   4 00:00:01,444 --> 00:00:01,477         Teddy: L                 5 00:00:01,477 --> 00:00:01,511         Teddy: Lau               6 00:00:01,511 --> 00:00:01,544         Teddy: Launc             7 00:00:01,544 --> 00:00:01,577         Teddy: Launchi           8 00:00:01,577 --> 00:00:01,677         Teddy: Launching         9 00:00:01,677 --> 00:00:01,711         Teddy: Launching            a                             10 00:00:01,711 --> 00:00:01,744         Teddy: Launching            a fi                          11 00:00:01,744 --> 00:00:01,778         Teddy: Launching            a firs                        12 00:00:01,778 --> 00:00:01,811         Teddy: Launching            a first-                      13 00:00:01,811 --> 00:00:01,844         Teddy: Launching            a first-of                    14 00:00:01,844 --> 00:00:01,878         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-i                  15 00:00:01,878 --> 00:00:01,911         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its                16 00:00:01,911 --> 00:00:01,944         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-k              17 00:00:01,944 --> 00:00:01,978         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kin            18 00:00:01,978 --> 00:00:02,011         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kind           19 00:00:02,011 --> 00:00:02,045         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kind ve        20 00:00:02,045 --> 00:00:02,078         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kind vehi      21 00:00:02,078 --> 00:00:02,111         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kind vehicl    22 00:00:02,111 --> 00:00:04,147         Teddy: Launching            a first-of-its-kind vehicle   23 00:00:04,247 --> 00:00:05,782           is a thrill.           24 00:00:05,882 --> 00:00:08,484   I'd say biggest and baddest.   25 00:00:08,584 --> 00:00:11,254   Teddy: From the first of its     generation aircraft carrier,   26 00:00:11,354 --> 00:00:13,656     the USS Gerald R. Ford...    27 00:00:13,756 --> 00:00:15,358         We project power.        28 00:00:15,458 --> 00:00:17,593        Aliya: ...to flying             a monster of a plane       29 00:00:17,693 --> 00:00:20,496      on its inaugural flight            to San Francisco...       30 00:00:20,596 --> 00:00:22,131   For everybody, there will be               some kind            31 00:00:22,231 --> 00:00:24,267     of a learning curve here.    32 00:00:24,367 --> 00:00:27,136       Aliya: ...to piloting            a flying telescope...      33 00:00:27,236 --> 00:00:29,639          Everybody kind of calls           us the vampire crew.   34 00:00:29,739 --> 00:00:30,840        We only come out at night 35 00:00:30,940 --> 00:00:32,642       Teddy: ...To building            a massive cruise ship      36 00:00:32,742 --> 00:00:36,579  too big for one of the world's     largest shipbuilding halls.   37 00:00:36,679 --> 00:00:38,948       Woman: It's amazing.         It's absolutely breathtaking.  38 00:00:39,048 --> 00:00:43,219   Aliya: But being first means    you're always in new territory. 39 00:00:43,319 --> 00:00:44,620     We're at the crawl stage.    40 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:48,791     Aliya: And new territory          can be very dangerous.      41 00:00:48,891 --> 00:00:51,294   It might be some small little        thing that kills you.      42 00:00:51,394 --> 00:00:53,296  They're putting their lives in      danger every single day.     43 00:00:53,396 --> 00:00:55,531            (Whooshing)           44 00:00:55,631 --> 00:00:59,001    Teddy: There's nothing easy           about Launch Day.        45 00:00:59,102 --> 00:01:00,903         (Waves crashing)         46 00:01:01,003 --> 00:01:04,140  These are the mightiest planes,         trains and ships         47 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,441 that humankind has ever devised. 48 00:01:05,541 --> 00:01:07,043   Yeah, they're bigger, faster,  49 00:01:07,143 --> 00:01:09,946       and they push harder           than any other on Earth.     50 00:01:10,046 --> 00:01:12,849  But the first step to achieving  legendary status is Launch Day, 51 00:01:12,949 --> 00:01:16,385  and that's really when you work        out all the kinks,        52 00:01:16,486 --> 00:01:17,987    and you make sure the crew            is well prepared.        53 00:01:18,087 --> 00:01:21,224  And AJ, just think of what it's   like for the people involved   54 00:01:21,324 --> 00:01:23,392       with these incredible            feats of engineering.      55 00:01:23,493 --> 00:01:25,495    For them, Launch Day is the              culmination           56 00:01:25,595 --> 00:01:26,963   of lengthy and really intense       training and, frankly,      57 00:01:27,063 --> 00:01:28,631    a lot of sleepless nights.    58 00:01:28,731 --> 00:01:31,534  Yeah, and I'm excited to share              examples             59 00:01:31,634 --> 00:01:32,869         of that with you,                  right, Teddy?          60 00:01:32,969 --> 00:01:34,904 Like the last-minute engineering            challenges            61 00:01:35,004 --> 00:01:36,939    of the Norwegian Breakaway               cruise ship           62 00:01:37,039 --> 00:01:38,574     or the relaunch of NASA's    63 00:01:38,674 --> 00:01:39,809     Stratospheric Observatory    64 00:01:39,909 --> 00:01:42,178     for Infrared Astronomy--                or SOFIA--            65 00:01:42,278 --> 00:01:44,447        the 747 retrofitted         to house a flying telescope,   66 00:01:44,547 --> 00:01:49,886  and the first flight in and out         of San Francisco         67 00:01:49,986 --> 00:01:51,721      for the world's largest            passenger airliner:       68 00:01:51,821 --> 00:01:53,523         the Airbus A380.         69 00:01:53,623 --> 00:01:55,358            That thing                 is absolutely massive.      70 00:01:55,458 --> 00:01:56,526           Aliya: Yeah.           71 00:01:56,626 --> 00:01:58,394  And I'm really excited to show          you and everybody        72 00:01:58,494 --> 00:02:00,463   the footage we got on the USS           Gerald R. Ford.         73 00:02:00,563 --> 00:02:01,731         It's incredible.         74 00:02:01,831 --> 00:02:03,466   Now, that's the US Navy's new          aircraft carrier         75 00:02:03,566 --> 00:02:04,667          that's getting                a ton of buzz, right?      76 00:02:04,767 --> 00:02:06,035        Yeah, lots of buzz                 and rightly so          77 00:02:06,135 --> 00:02:07,203     because it's the biggest     78 00:02:07,303 --> 00:02:09,272    and most high tech aircraft          carrier ever built.       79 00:02:09,372 --> 00:02:12,041    I got to stand on the deck           while F-18s landed.       80 00:02:12,141 --> 00:02:13,209  It was absolutely mind blowing. 81 00:02:13,309 --> 00:02:15,711          I'm so excited                 to show it to you.        82 00:02:15,811 --> 00:02:19,048   I'm so jealous you got to do     that because that is so fire.  83 00:02:19,148 --> 00:02:20,583     (Rock instrumental music)    84 00:02:20,683 --> 00:02:23,252    We're going to land on the            aircraft carrier,        85 00:02:23,352 --> 00:02:24,754       and I am so excited.       86 00:02:24,854 --> 00:02:28,691                 ♪                87 00:02:28,791 --> 00:02:30,459         Thank you, guys!         88 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:35,364 The USS Gerald R. Ford is in the           final stages           89 00:02:35,464 --> 00:02:37,366          of training in               a classified location.      90 00:02:37,466 --> 00:02:40,436       (Plane engine roars)       91 00:02:40,536 --> 00:02:42,171      They need to ace their                 evaluation            92 00:02:42,271 --> 00:02:44,774 before the ship can be deployed. 93 00:02:44,874 --> 00:02:47,677       (Plane engine roars)       94 00:02:47,777 --> 00:02:49,879        This is your really               busy time, right?        95 00:02:49,979 --> 00:02:51,113               Yeah!              96 00:02:51,214 --> 00:02:53,282          Yeah, we've got             a lot going on right now.    97 00:02:53,382 --> 00:02:54,717       Man-up is, like, now.      98 00:02:54,817 --> 00:02:56,752         The Navy has been               waiting a long time       99 00:02:56,852 --> 00:02:59,088 to put this asset into action... 100 00:02:59,188 --> 00:03:00,923                 ♪                101 00:03:01,023 --> 00:03:04,427       ...so pressure is on             the crew to deliver.       102 00:03:04,527 --> 00:03:07,230 This is absolutely mind-blowing. 103 00:03:07,330 --> 00:03:09,465   Everything about this ship...  104 00:03:09,565 --> 00:03:12,568            (Whooshing)           105 00:03:12,668 --> 00:03:14,470  ...from the launches on deck... 106 00:03:14,570 --> 00:03:16,672            (Whooshing)           107 00:03:16,772 --> 00:03:19,342                 ♪                108 00:03:19,442 --> 00:03:22,245        ...to the firearms             training below deck...      109 00:03:22,345 --> 00:03:23,446             (Gunfire)            110 00:03:23,546 --> 00:03:25,248        ...is intimidating.       111 00:03:25,348 --> 00:03:26,983        That's no accident.       112 00:03:27,083 --> 00:03:30,486    Our job, in a nutshell, is     project power, when we need to, 113 00:03:30,586 --> 00:03:33,689         where we need to,          how we need to, on our terms.  114 00:03:33,789 --> 00:03:37,793        Teddy: Construction                began in 2005.          115 00:03:37,893 --> 00:03:42,365     It was finally christened          eight years later...       116 00:03:42,465 --> 00:03:43,366              (Whack)             117 00:03:43,466 --> 00:03:44,734            (Cheering)            118 00:03:44,834 --> 00:03:48,838  ...but wasn't delivered to the          Navy until 2017,         119 00:03:48,938 --> 00:03:50,673      years behind schedule.      120 00:03:50,773 --> 00:03:53,409            The surface            is three football fields long.  121 00:03:53,509 --> 00:03:55,278      The ship has 25 decks.      122 00:03:55,378 --> 00:03:57,513    It can dwarf a small town.    123 00:03:57,613 --> 00:04:00,650        4,500 crew members                   live here.            124 00:04:00,750 --> 00:04:03,986     It weighs about the same           as the Nimitz class,       125 00:04:04,086 --> 00:04:08,291        which has patrolled             the seas since 1975.       126 00:04:08,391 --> 00:04:10,793 About 100,000 tons fully loaded, 127 00:04:10,893 --> 00:04:14,196          powered by two                  nuclear reactors.        128 00:04:14,297 --> 00:04:17,133  But there are key differences.  129 00:04:17,233 --> 00:04:20,469  On the Ford class, the control        tower is further aft,      130 00:04:20,569 --> 00:04:25,141    creating more room for the       runway and planes on deck.    131 00:04:25,241 --> 00:04:27,143         And the catapults              launching the planes       132 00:04:27,243 --> 00:04:30,313    are powered by electricity,              not steam.            133 00:04:30,413 --> 00:04:34,784   These and other improvements            to key systems          134 00:04:34,884 --> 00:04:38,754   get munitions to the planes,          planes to the deck        135 00:04:38,854 --> 00:04:41,891       and pilots in the air              faster than ever.        136 00:04:41,991 --> 00:04:43,192             Officer:                      4-0-3 airborne.         137 00:04:43,292 --> 00:04:46,462    Officer 2: 4-0-3 airborne,               on the go.            138 00:04:46,562 --> 00:04:50,700 Teddy: 30% more sorties than any     other ship in the fleet.     139 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,736                 ♪                140 00:04:53,836 --> 00:04:57,640     We can move 100,000 tons           of American diplomacy      141 00:04:57,740 --> 00:04:59,041       off somebody's coast          that we're fully integrated   142 00:04:59,141 --> 00:05:01,444      and have the capability     143 00:05:01,544 --> 00:05:03,946       to launch at the time              of our choosing.         144 00:05:04,046 --> 00:05:05,481                 ♪                145 00:05:05,581 --> 00:05:09,285   Teddy: The USS Gerald R. Ford     is the latest and greatest,   146 00:05:09,385 --> 00:05:12,488     but it's standing on the           shoulders of a giant.      147 00:05:12,588 --> 00:05:14,590         Nimitz isn't just               a class of carrier;       148 00:05:14,690 --> 00:05:17,993     one carrier in particular            bears that name.         149 00:05:18,094 --> 00:05:20,229      It's a mobile airfield               that has sailed         150 00:05:20,329 --> 00:05:23,966    millions of nautical miles,      allowing the United States    151 00:05:24,066 --> 00:05:28,237   to deliver military influence   anywhere on earth within hours. 152 00:05:28,337 --> 00:05:29,872         But crew members               have lost their lives      153 00:05:29,972 --> 00:05:32,375  while in training on this ship. 154 00:05:32,475 --> 00:05:34,577         (Engine roaring)         155 00:05:34,677 --> 00:05:37,079        Planes have crashed              on the flight deck.       156 00:05:37,179 --> 00:05:38,414        High tension cables                 have snapped.          157 00:05:38,514 --> 00:05:40,216     Helicopters have crashed.    158 00:05:40,316 --> 00:05:43,853  There are a lot of ways to die          during training,         159 00:05:43,953 --> 00:05:45,187    especially for the pilots.    160 00:05:45,287 --> 00:05:48,858   You don't have to be deployed       off of the-- you know,      161 00:05:48,958 --> 00:05:50,326    in the Gulf to have danger               around you.           162 00:05:50,426 --> 00:05:54,296    You can die just as easily      on day one in a work-up cycle  163 00:05:54,397 --> 00:05:57,166    as you can in the last day               of careers            164 00:05:57,266 --> 00:05:58,401        before you pull in.       165 00:05:58,501 --> 00:06:01,237    Teddy: It's a fact of life         on an aircraft carrier.     166 00:06:01,337 --> 00:06:03,639      This is one of the most           dangerous workplaces       167 00:06:03,739 --> 00:06:05,674           in the world.          168 00:06:05,775 --> 00:06:09,545     The crew of the USS Ford          is well aware of this.      169 00:06:09,645 --> 00:06:13,482   The danger is only heightened   on a new ship with new systems  170 00:06:13,582 --> 00:06:14,950           and new crew.          171 00:06:15,050 --> 00:06:16,886  Launching is serious business,  172 00:06:16,986 --> 00:06:21,257  so the carrier has been subject       to thorough testing.       173 00:06:21,357 --> 00:06:25,594     The Ford completed combat     systems testing in April 2021,  174 00:06:25,694 --> 00:06:28,364          firing missiles               at attacking drones.       175 00:06:28,464 --> 00:06:30,900            (Blasting)            176 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,403    In August of the same year,      it completed shock trials.    177 00:06:34,503 --> 00:06:37,773           Man: (On PA)                    Three, two, one.        178 00:06:37,873 --> 00:06:40,643             (Booming)            179 00:06:40,743 --> 00:06:44,246  Teddy: These certify the ship's     hardness and its ability     180 00:06:44,346 --> 00:06:48,584       to absorb the impacts           it will face in combat.     181 00:06:48,684 --> 00:06:51,954     Now the focus is on being        prepared for deployment.     182 00:06:52,054 --> 00:06:54,590          Organized chaos               is what I'd call it,       183 00:06:54,690 --> 00:06:57,660        but very structured             and very controlled.       184 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,663     Teddy: Establishing that           structure and control      185 00:07:00,763 --> 00:07:04,066     takes training, which is     happening on the Ford right now. 186 00:07:04,166 --> 00:07:06,969        The ship right now               is at the beginning       187 00:07:07,069 --> 00:07:10,473        part of our work-up            phase of our training.      188 00:07:10,573 --> 00:07:12,341        It's performing all            the basic mission steps     189 00:07:12,441 --> 00:07:16,078    so that we can get quicker,          get more efficient.       190 00:07:16,178 --> 00:07:19,248   Teddy: They can't get quicker            fast enough.           191 00:07:19,348 --> 00:07:23,152    The ship's launch is years            behind schedule,         192 00:07:23,252 --> 00:07:26,689  but the Ford can't leave until   its crew is ready for anything. 193 00:07:26,789 --> 00:07:30,459  We don't send a carrier strike      group out without getting    194 00:07:30,559 --> 00:07:33,529  them fully certified to be able     to go conduct operations.    195 00:07:33,629 --> 00:07:38,767                 ♪                196 00:07:38,868 --> 00:07:41,136      Teddy: Coordinating all         the activity on a warship    197 00:07:41,237 --> 00:07:44,840   with new technology and live           munitions is like        198 00:07:44,940 --> 00:07:47,977        performing a ballet              with hand grenades.       199 00:07:48,077 --> 00:07:50,980    They're putting their lives      in danger every single day    200 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,581         to make sure that                 we can deliver          201 00:07:52,681 --> 00:07:55,351     the promise we've made to      America with this ship here.   202 00:07:55,451 --> 00:07:57,052      Man: We've got to build       relationships with each other  203 00:07:57,152 --> 00:07:59,221       because the operating          environment is dangerous.    204 00:07:59,321 --> 00:08:01,423          Also, don't fly                 below any chutes.        205 00:08:01,524 --> 00:08:03,993   Teddy: When you operate a jet          filled with bombs        206 00:08:04,093 --> 00:08:06,295     from a ship in the ocean,    207 00:08:06,395 --> 00:08:09,798  relationships and communication       are serious business.      208 00:08:09,899 --> 00:08:13,269 Before every mission, the pilots      pour over every detail      209 00:08:13,369 --> 00:08:15,104          of the flight.          210 00:08:15,204 --> 00:08:17,072     We're in the ready room.     211 00:08:17,172 --> 00:08:18,774     This place is the domain              of the pilots.          212 00:08:18,874 --> 00:08:21,310  It's where they're about to get          their briefing          213 00:08:21,410 --> 00:08:24,046    before they do their flight      operations up on the deck.    214 00:08:24,146 --> 00:08:26,115 Our sound recordist is putting a microphone on one of the pilots. 215 00:08:26,215 --> 00:08:27,583  We just got weather and NOTAMs. 216 00:08:27,683 --> 00:08:30,185   Looks like we're working case       three out there today.      217 00:08:30,286 --> 00:08:32,221    Teddy: Preparing for launch        requires complete focus     218 00:08:32,321 --> 00:08:33,222        from Jeff Bosworth,       219 00:08:33,322 --> 00:08:35,291       call sign Donnie G.,       220 00:08:35,391 --> 00:08:38,494    and all of the other pilots           on the ship too.         221 00:08:38,594 --> 00:08:40,262    We'll have you in the F-18           on the right side,        222 00:08:40,362 --> 00:08:42,364      and I'll be in the F-18             on the left side.        223 00:08:42,464 --> 00:08:44,800    What we're doing right now        is mostly the basic phase    224 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:47,303          of what we need                in order to employ        225 00:08:47,403 --> 00:08:50,439           and actually                 execute the mission.       226 00:08:50,539 --> 00:08:51,840     But it's very dangerous.     227 00:08:51,941 --> 00:08:54,209   It takes a lot of practice to   make sure we can do it safely.  228 00:08:54,310 --> 00:08:55,878       We're going to start                up on plot two,         229 00:08:55,978 --> 00:08:57,947   based on the fact they called             case three.           230 00:08:58,047 --> 00:08:59,648     So a small change to it.     231 00:08:59,748 --> 00:09:01,817  And then over at TAC, and then       expect that after we do     232 00:09:01,917 --> 00:09:03,118      the check-in on TAC...      233 00:09:03,218 --> 00:09:04,653  Teddy: If you're not a navy jet          fighter pilot,          234 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:06,155         this sounds like                 another language.        235 00:09:06,255 --> 00:09:08,057       But the communication              is crystal clear         236 00:09:08,157 --> 00:09:09,825       to the professionals                 in this room.          237 00:09:09,925 --> 00:09:11,994  So you will move your aircraft       aggressively and down,      238 00:09:12,094 --> 00:09:14,263      and I'm gonna manoeuvre             out and up in...         239 00:09:14,363 --> 00:09:15,998       Teddy: It needs to be                if this crew           240 00:09:16,098 --> 00:09:17,666 hopes to be ready for deployment 241 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:20,636  into some of the most dangerous       places in the world.       242 00:09:20,736 --> 00:09:23,806 (Unclear) today, it should start         off with Viper 1,        243 00:09:23,906 --> 00:09:25,474       this being the engine                on the left.           244 00:09:25,574 --> 00:09:26,642  Right is appropriate, Viper 2.  245 00:09:26,742 --> 00:09:28,611       Speeds angels, right.              Check tapes HUD.         246 00:09:28,711 --> 00:09:30,713  That first probably 10 minutes       was talking about just      247 00:09:30,813 --> 00:09:32,748   how we were going to take off     from the aircraft carrier,    248 00:09:32,848 --> 00:09:35,050          how we're gonna                get to the airspace       249 00:09:35,150 --> 00:09:36,685     that we're gonna work in,    250 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:39,188    and then how we're going to    return to the aircraft carrier. 251 00:09:39,288 --> 00:09:42,758    Teddy: Those may seem like        mundane tasks, but pilots    252 00:09:42,858 --> 00:09:46,662 need to know what to do in a bad   situation before it happens.   253 00:09:46,762 --> 00:09:49,999     And you need to know what        training to fall back on.    254 00:09:50,099 --> 00:09:53,102   Teddy: It's pretty dangerous            below deck too,         255 00:09:53,202 --> 00:09:56,071    where the crew is preparing           and transporting         256 00:09:56,171 --> 00:09:58,407  the smart bombs that the pilots          will be taking          257 00:09:58,507 --> 00:10:00,776       into enemy territory.      258 00:10:00,876 --> 00:10:03,245                 ♪                259 00:10:03,345 --> 00:10:05,981   So, I mean, as you can tell,     for the crew of the USS Ford,  260 00:10:06,081 --> 00:10:07,716    precision is so important.    261 00:10:07,816 --> 00:10:09,918 They need to be doing their jobs     at the top of their game     262 00:10:10,019 --> 00:10:12,021         every day because             the stakes are so high.     263 00:10:12,121 --> 00:10:14,857   Yeah, the details can really     make you or break you, right?  264 00:10:14,957 --> 00:10:17,426  And we'll see that as they get  more into launch day preparation 265 00:10:17,526 --> 00:10:19,028   for the Norwegian Breakaway,   266 00:10:19,128 --> 00:10:22,131        for the Airbus A380              and for NASA SOFIA.       267 00:10:22,231 --> 00:10:23,999    But I'm also really excited   268 00:10:24,099 --> 00:10:25,768      to hear more about your          experience on the Ford.     269 00:10:25,868 --> 00:10:27,102   It was absolutely phenomenal.  270 00:10:27,202 --> 00:10:29,405    We were actually the first         camera crew to be there     271 00:10:29,505 --> 00:10:31,306        while the Air Wing                  was on board.          272 00:10:31,407 --> 00:10:37,046                 ♪                273 00:10:39,348 --> 00:10:39,381    (D                            274 00:10:39,381 --> 00:10:39,415    (Dri                          275 00:10:39,415 --> 00:10:39,448    (Drivi                        276 00:10:39,448 --> 00:10:39,481    (Driving                      277 00:10:39,481 --> 00:10:39,515    (Driving r                    278 00:10:39,515 --> 00:10:39,548    (Driving roc                  279 00:10:39,548 --> 00:10:39,581    (Driving rock                 280 00:10:39,581 --> 00:10:39,615    (Driving rock in              281 00:10:39,615 --> 00:10:39,648    (Driving rock inst            282 00:10:39,648 --> 00:10:39,682    (Driving rock instru          283 00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:39,715    (Driving rock instrume        284 00:10:39,715 --> 00:10:39,748    (Driving rock instrument      285 00:10:39,748 --> 00:10:39,782    (Driving rock instrumental    286 00:10:39,782 --> 00:10:42,117    (Driving rock instrumental)   287 00:10:42,217 --> 00:10:44,520                 ♪                288 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:46,722          The Mightiest:                Launch Day continues.      289 00:10:46,822 --> 00:10:48,657            And, Teddy,              you and I were just talking   290 00:10:48,757 --> 00:10:50,993         about the intense               amount of training        291 00:10:51,093 --> 00:10:53,962   and attention to detail that     US Navy sailors need to have   292 00:10:54,063 --> 00:10:55,931          before they go                out to the open sea.       293 00:10:56,031 --> 00:10:58,267   Yeah, the amount of training         that they go through       294 00:10:58,367 --> 00:10:59,568     is really something else.    295 00:10:59,668 --> 00:11:01,403    And it's because every job         on board is dangerous,      296 00:11:01,503 --> 00:11:03,605         including working           with high level explosives.   297 00:11:03,706 --> 00:11:05,607          A mistake could             absolutely mean disaster.    298 00:11:05,708 --> 00:11:07,409      So, I mean, it's really              the definition          299 00:11:07,509 --> 00:11:08,744      of a no-fail scenario.      300 00:11:08,844 --> 00:11:10,779            (Whooshing)           301 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:14,116   The action on the flight deck            is thrilling.          302 00:11:14,216 --> 00:11:15,117         All right, copy.         303 00:11:15,217 --> 00:11:16,185            All: Copy!            304 00:11:16,285 --> 00:11:18,420    Teddy: It's no less intense              below deck,           305 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,924  where the crew is preparing the             ordnance.            306 00:11:22,024 --> 00:11:23,459        We call them bombs.       307 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,729       Aviation Ordnanceman          1st Class, Raphael Godette,   308 00:11:26,829 --> 00:11:29,565       is teaching the crew           how to arm and transport     309 00:11:29,665 --> 00:11:31,433      the deadly explosives.      310 00:11:31,533 --> 00:11:35,237                 ♪                311 00:11:35,337 --> 00:11:38,807     What she's doing is she's      installing the FOU-139 fuse,   312 00:11:38,907 --> 00:11:41,643      uh, that was what makes             the bomb go boom.        313 00:11:41,744 --> 00:11:44,713             "Go ahead              and remove fuse safety pin".   314 00:11:44,813 --> 00:11:47,983           (Pin clicks)           315 00:11:48,083 --> 00:11:49,451     "Place the tail assembly     316 00:11:49,551 --> 00:11:51,553          on the aft end            of the bomb body as follows."  317 00:11:51,653 --> 00:11:53,422             Warning!             318 00:11:53,522 --> 00:11:54,823               All:                           Warning.             319 00:11:54,923 --> 00:11:56,091              Teddy:                  The tail section carries     320 00:11:56,191 --> 00:11:57,526             software                 that allows the aircraft     321 00:11:57,626 --> 00:11:58,927      to 'talk' to the bomb.      322 00:11:59,027 --> 00:12:01,230           It also tells             the bomb where it's going.    323 00:12:01,330 --> 00:12:03,699        It's a smart bomb.        324 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:06,401              Teddy:                   The smallest of details     325 00:12:06,502 --> 00:12:07,936          is scrutinized.         326 00:12:08,036 --> 00:12:10,439           They can make                 or break a mission.       327 00:12:10,539 --> 00:12:14,777 Even how much to tighten a screw   is drilled into the training.  328 00:12:14,877 --> 00:12:18,147      If you don't torque it,      then these screws can back out  329 00:12:18,247 --> 00:12:20,382       and this tail section           can fall off in flight,     330 00:12:20,482 --> 00:12:22,084          which no longer              makes this bomb smart.      331 00:12:22,184 --> 00:12:23,619              Teddy:                        Once the bomb          332 00:12:23,719 --> 00:12:25,587        is fully assembled,                it's inspected.         333 00:12:25,687 --> 00:12:27,456      So, I have to sign it,                  date it,             334 00:12:27,556 --> 00:12:29,224     and put the fuse settings              on the tail.           335 00:12:29,324 --> 00:12:32,194              Teddy:                 Now that the bomb is armed    336 00:12:32,294 --> 00:12:33,896          and dangerous,                 it's ready to move.       337 00:12:33,996 --> 00:12:36,265           But, sailors              won't be grabbing each end    338 00:12:36,365 --> 00:12:38,133    like a piece of furniture.    339 00:12:38,233 --> 00:12:40,803     The holes in this carrier       allow for different centres   340 00:12:40,903 --> 00:12:43,205     of gravity, depending on            what's being moved.       341 00:12:43,305 --> 00:12:45,707        Ready on the nose?               Ready on the nose.        342 00:12:45,808 --> 00:12:47,209        Ready on the tail?               Ready on the tail.        343 00:12:47,309 --> 00:12:48,310              Hoist.              344 00:12:48,410 --> 00:12:51,947       (Compressor hissing)       345 00:12:52,047 --> 00:12:54,082                 ♪                346 00:12:54,183 --> 00:12:56,084              Teddy:              Then, the bomb is strapped down, 347 00:12:56,185 --> 00:12:57,953        because rolling off                 would be bad.          348 00:12:58,053 --> 00:13:03,258                 ♪                349 00:13:03,358 --> 00:13:04,593        Weapon is strapped.       350 00:13:04,693 --> 00:13:06,295          Female sailor:                Hands and feet clear,      351 00:13:06,395 --> 00:13:07,529      ordinance on the move!      352 00:13:07,629 --> 00:13:09,031              Teddy:                    Now the bomb is moved      353 00:13:09,131 --> 00:13:11,600       to one of the biggest         advancements on this ship;    354 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:13,035           the elevator.          355 00:13:13,135 --> 00:13:16,672      We've got new elevators       that are electromagnetically   356 00:13:16,772 --> 00:13:19,174    operated, and they are able        to move more ordinance,     357 00:13:19,274 --> 00:13:22,711      more rapidly, directly         from the weapons magazines    358 00:13:22,811 --> 00:13:26,481    up to the flight deck than       you can in a Nimitz class.    359 00:13:26,582 --> 00:13:29,651              Teddy:                The Ford class can launch 30%  360 00:13:29,751 --> 00:13:33,655        more missions than         the Nimitz class, so the planes 361 00:13:33,755 --> 00:13:36,758      have to be fully loaded       and ready to go faster, too.   362 00:13:36,859 --> 00:13:40,028         The ship does it                with 20% less crew.       363 00:13:40,128 --> 00:13:44,466    It's a lot more efficient,            less maintenance,        364 00:13:44,566 --> 00:13:48,237           and it's just              a lot easier to control.     365 00:13:48,337 --> 00:13:49,738        That's an advantage           we have on board the Ford    366 00:13:49,838 --> 00:13:51,506      that no other ship has.     367 00:13:51,607 --> 00:13:53,642              Teddy:                      Bombs are placed         368 00:13:53,742 --> 00:13:55,777     between the yellow lines              to avoid a bump         369 00:13:55,878 --> 00:13:57,946        which could set off                 an explosion.          370 00:13:58,046 --> 00:14:02,317   This crew prioritizes safety             at all times.          371 00:14:02,417 --> 00:14:07,155                 ♪                372 00:14:07,256 --> 00:14:09,391          So if it seems                 like those sailors        373 00:14:09,491 --> 00:14:10,392   are under a lot of pressure,   374 00:14:10,492 --> 00:14:11,493           it's because                 they absolutely are,       375 00:14:11,593 --> 00:14:13,161      there are a lot of eyes            on them to perform.       376 00:14:13,262 --> 00:14:15,731   And another crew under a lot     of pressure are the builders   377 00:14:15,831 --> 00:14:17,733    of the Norwegian Breakaway              cruise ship.           378 00:14:17,833 --> 00:14:19,668  Now, this is one of the biggest        cruise ships ever,        379 00:14:19,768 --> 00:14:22,104        three times bigger                than the Titanic!        380 00:14:22,204 --> 00:14:24,640   And this is the one that was     build really quickly, right?   381 00:14:24,740 --> 00:14:26,742        Yeah, you're right,        it was ground-up in 18 months,  382 00:14:26,842 --> 00:14:29,111     and nothing like that had         ever been done before.      383 00:14:29,211 --> 00:14:32,648                 ♪                384 00:14:32,748 --> 00:14:34,182              Aliya:               Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard  385 00:14:34,283 --> 00:14:36,485 has build hundreds of big ships, 386 00:14:36,585 --> 00:14:39,922      but Norwegian Breakaway          is the biggest of all!      387 00:14:40,022 --> 00:14:44,026   And she's so tall, the crane      can't lift her smoke stack    388 00:14:44,126 --> 00:14:46,962       high enough to fit it             on top of the ship.       389 00:14:47,062 --> 00:14:50,265                 ♪                390 00:14:50,365 --> 00:14:52,501         Crane supervisor             Reinhold Villems can see     391 00:14:52,601 --> 00:14:55,037        only one solution:                cut the funnel...        392 00:14:55,137 --> 00:14:57,639   ...and move it in piecemeal.   393 00:14:57,739 --> 00:15:06,415         (Speaking German)        394 00:15:06,515 --> 00:15:09,284              Aliya:              Even then, it'll be a tight fit. 395 00:15:09,384 --> 00:15:30,138                 ♪                396 00:15:30,238 --> 00:15:31,340 int precision,                   397 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,976         the crane guides             the funnel into position.    398 00:15:34,076 --> 00:15:37,746  The very top of the smoke stack    will be re-attached later.    399 00:15:37,846 --> 00:15:40,382          It's a reminder           that nothing like this build   400 00:15:40,482 --> 00:15:43,986     has ever been attempted,        and if details are missed,    401 00:15:44,086 --> 00:15:47,622     the launch date could be           delayed indefinitely.      402 00:15:47,723 --> 00:15:51,360                 ♪                403 00:15:51,460 --> 00:15:53,595      There are eight months            to her first voyage.       404 00:15:53,695 --> 00:15:57,733     The ship's 330 tonne bow          is now welded and ready     405 00:15:57,833 --> 00:15:59,935         to join the hull.        406 00:16:00,035 --> 00:16:06,775  Breakaway's bridge is more than  40 metres, or 131 feet across.  407 00:16:06,875 --> 00:16:13,015 Crane supervisor Andreas Roskins    must find the exact balance   408 00:16:13,115 --> 00:16:14,416   when fitting it to the hull.   409 00:16:14,516 --> 00:16:23,658         (Speaking German)        410 00:16:29,831 --> 00:16:36,038                 ♪                411 00:16:36,138 --> 00:16:37,973              Aliya:               The bridge is carefully lowered 412 00:16:38,073 --> 00:16:41,043      into its resting place         on the gigantic ship's hull   413 00:16:41,143 --> 00:16:43,245     and she's looking whole!     414 00:16:43,345 --> 00:16:46,848                 ♪                415 00:16:46,948 --> 00:16:49,484         Despite the odds,          the Norwegian Breakaway meets  416 00:16:49,584 --> 00:16:52,587     its unrelenting two year           production schedule.       417 00:16:52,687 --> 00:16:55,257       So this is the moment        we all have been waiting for.  418 00:16:55,357 --> 00:16:59,327                 ♪                419 00:16:59,428 --> 00:17:01,730         (Guests applaud)         420 00:17:01,830 --> 00:17:07,469                 ♪                421 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:09,004              Aliya:                     Clear of the port,        422 00:17:09,104 --> 00:17:10,872         the gigantic ship               makes her way west.       423 00:17:10,972 --> 00:17:15,077        A successful launch                 for the ship!          424 00:17:15,177 --> 00:17:18,447     Big enough to find a home    425 00:17:18,547 --> 00:17:21,450             alongside               the New York City skyline!    426 00:17:21,550 --> 00:17:25,987     Such an incredible ship,      and it was build in two years.  427 00:17:26,088 --> 00:17:27,389               Yeah,                   that's pretty amazing.      428 00:17:27,489 --> 00:17:30,459    And you know, the USS Ford,       it took longer to build,     429 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:32,828       but that makes sense            because there's so much     430 00:17:32,928 --> 00:17:34,830     new technology on board,       like these two huge elevators  431 00:17:34,930 --> 00:17:36,431      that can bring jets up      432 00:17:36,531 --> 00:17:38,467        to the deck faster                than ever before.        433 00:17:38,567 --> 00:17:42,704         (Waves crashing)         434 00:17:42,804 --> 00:17:46,341    We've been given incredible       access here by the Navy,     435 00:17:46,441 --> 00:17:48,577           and our crew,                while we're filming,       436 00:17:48,677 --> 00:17:49,811    have to be really careful;    437 00:17:49,911 --> 00:17:51,146  we have to stay out of the way, 438 00:17:51,246 --> 00:17:52,914     we're constantly lugging              our gear around         439 00:17:53,014 --> 00:17:54,950             and being                   where they tell us,       440 00:17:55,050 --> 00:17:57,419   'cause if you're in the wrong      place at the wrong time,     441 00:17:57,519 --> 00:17:59,454 the results could be disastrous! 442 00:17:59,554 --> 00:18:02,824       (Mechanical whirring)      443 00:18:02,924 --> 00:18:05,660   This ship has two hanger bays       where planes are stored     444 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,130    and shipped to maintenance         or to the flight deck;      445 00:18:08,230 --> 00:18:10,532   fully loaded with munitions.   446 00:18:10,632 --> 00:18:13,368     It's amazing to see this          unfolding in real time,     447 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:15,137          here it comes.          448 00:18:15,237 --> 00:18:17,038   We got to get out of the way.  449 00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:20,675                 ♪                450 00:18:20,775 --> 00:18:23,612   The crew in charge of moving     resources around wear yellow.  451 00:18:23,712 --> 00:18:26,948  When an aircraft is requested,      this crew aims for speed.    452 00:18:27,048 --> 00:18:31,086           We shoot for              a two minute elevator drop,   453 00:18:31,186 --> 00:18:33,455    so the elevator comes down,       we pull the aircraft off     454 00:18:33,555 --> 00:18:35,290     and we try to send it up              in two minutes.         455 00:18:35,390 --> 00:18:42,697                 ♪                456 00:18:42,797 --> 00:18:43,999              Teddy:                    But speed never comes      457 00:18:44,099 --> 00:18:46,101     at the expense of safety.    458 00:18:46,201 --> 00:18:50,005       I have a lot of, uh,        sailors here that I work with,  459 00:18:50,105 --> 00:18:51,840            that I know              and I'm good friends with,    460 00:18:51,940 --> 00:18:54,442     and they're in harm's way           a lot of the times.       461 00:18:54,543 --> 00:18:56,344       They're moving near,                 uh, you know,          462 00:18:56,444 --> 00:18:58,246     thousand pound aircrafts,                you know,            463 00:18:58,346 --> 00:18:59,915         I don't want them             to get hurt or run over     464 00:19:00,015 --> 00:19:01,082      or anything like that.      465 00:19:01,183 --> 00:19:03,318                 ♪                466 00:19:03,418 --> 00:19:04,653              Teddy:                  There are three elevators    467 00:19:04,753 --> 00:19:06,821           on the Ford--             One less than the Nimitz--    468 00:19:06,922 --> 00:19:10,926  But they carry many more planes    and move much, much faster.   469 00:19:11,026 --> 00:19:13,461          They were used               to their fullest today.     470 00:19:13,562 --> 00:19:18,200   It was kind of a tough move,      um, putting an E2 in a 18,    471 00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:21,336     anything tight like that,              it kinda gets          472 00:19:21,436 --> 00:19:23,104       your adrenaline going             just a little bit.        473 00:19:23,205 --> 00:19:25,607              Teddy:                 Moving billions of dollars    474 00:19:25,707 --> 00:19:27,409   of high-tech planes may seem   475 00:19:27,509 --> 00:19:29,444        like heavy lifting                to you and me...         476 00:19:29,544 --> 00:19:33,949     but the crew of this ship       makes tasks requiring skill   477 00:19:34,049 --> 00:19:36,685         and coordination                 look effortless.         478 00:19:36,785 --> 00:19:40,322        This level of skill           takes months of training.    479 00:19:40,422 --> 00:19:41,890         But when you get                to the flight deck,       480 00:19:41,990 --> 00:19:43,825        you need every bit                 of experience.          481 00:19:43,925 --> 00:19:47,262      In just a few moments,      482 00:19:47,362 --> 00:19:49,431         we're gonna talk                about NASA's SOFIA,       483 00:19:49,531 --> 00:19:52,300 an incredible flying observatory  that's taking its first flight  484 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,970       after being grounded               for over a year,         485 00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:57,038       and we're gonna talk            about the first flight      486 00:19:57,138 --> 00:19:59,107        of the Airbus A-380               in San Francisco.        487 00:19:59,207 --> 00:20:00,542            That plane                 is incredible, massive.     488 00:20:00,642 --> 00:20:03,678    And I'm gonna take you back      to the USS Gerald R. Ford,    489 00:20:03,778 --> 00:20:04,879        I'm gonna see some        490 00:20:04,980 --> 00:20:06,581       of the revolutionary                new engineering         491 00:20:06,681 --> 00:20:09,451  that allows it to project power    faster than any other ship    492 00:20:09,551 --> 00:20:10,852        in the U.S. fleet.        493 00:20:10,952 --> 00:20:16,057      (Plane engine whirring)     494 00:20:18,293 --> 00:20:18,326      (P                          495 00:20:18,326 --> 00:20:18,360      (Pla                        496 00:20:18,360 --> 00:20:18,393      (Plane                      497 00:20:18,393 --> 00:20:18,426      (Plane e                    498 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:18,460      (Plane eng                  499 00:20:18,460 --> 00:20:18,493      (Plane engin                500 00:20:18,493 --> 00:20:18,526      (Plane engine               501 00:20:18,526 --> 00:20:18,560      (Plane engine wh            502 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:18,593      (Plane engine whir          503 00:20:18,593 --> 00:20:18,627      (Plane engine whirri        504 00:20:18,627 --> 00:20:18,660      (Plane engine whirring      505 00:20:18,660 --> 00:20:19,828      (Plane engine whirring)     506 00:20:19,928 --> 00:20:21,596   (Dramatic instrumental music)  507 00:20:21,696 --> 00:20:24,499                 ♪                508 00:20:24,599 --> 00:20:25,500         You can't deploy         509 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,035          until you know              that every single system     510 00:20:27,135 --> 00:20:30,572   on board is tried and tested,      and that's even more true    511 00:20:30,672 --> 00:20:33,642       for a high-tech ship         like the USS Gerald R. Ford.   512 00:20:33,742 --> 00:20:36,378          Yeah, you know,             you're absolutely right.     513 00:20:36,478 --> 00:20:38,480     And all of that new tech,      and the crew, are constantly   514 00:20:38,580 --> 00:20:40,348       under the microscope          of engineers and trainers.    515 00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:43,184      But in the same breath,           not everything needs       516 00:20:43,285 --> 00:20:44,419  to be re-worked and overhauled. 517 00:20:44,519 --> 00:20:45,553    You know there's a saying,    518 00:20:45,654 --> 00:20:46,821        "If it ain't broke,                don't fix it"?          519 00:20:46,921 --> 00:20:47,989         That also applies        520 00:20:48,089 --> 00:20:49,491        to state-of-the-art              aircraft carriers!        521 00:20:49,591 --> 00:20:54,796                 ♪                522 00:20:54,896 --> 00:20:56,097   Trying to hook up a tow bar.   523 00:20:56,197 --> 00:20:58,333     There's a thousand moving           parts when you look       524 00:20:58,433 --> 00:20:59,901              at what                 a carrier operation does.    525 00:21:00,001 --> 00:21:01,703     Tag flight deck control.     526 00:21:01,803 --> 00:21:03,438              Teddy:                   Coordinating all those      527 00:21:03,538 --> 00:21:05,874           moving parts              is the job of the handler.    528 00:21:05,974 --> 00:21:08,009        401 calling Alpha?        529 00:21:08,109 --> 00:21:11,780   101 is aft of the wire boxes,     going into the heat as soon   530 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,415        as it gets parked.        531 00:21:13,515 --> 00:21:15,884    Flight deck control office       is really the beating heart   532 00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:17,919    of everything that happens           on the flight deck,       533 00:21:18,019 --> 00:21:21,189   and the handler's responsible    for everything that goes on.   534 00:21:21,289 --> 00:21:26,161   Getting to see him in action,   doing his job, is mind blowing. 535 00:21:26,261 --> 00:21:29,164 The amount of things that he has  to keep in his head at once...  536 00:21:29,264 --> 00:21:30,565             Handler:                 I got Seven coming down.     537 00:21:30,665 --> 00:21:31,933         ...is astounding.        538 00:21:32,033 --> 00:21:33,168               Yup,                      I'm looking at 101,       539 00:21:33,268 --> 00:21:34,369           it's going by                my window right now.       540 00:21:34,469 --> 00:21:36,071       We take an air plan,          which is written by AirOps    541 00:21:36,171 --> 00:21:39,040  and the team the night before,     and we execute the air plan   542 00:21:39,140 --> 00:21:40,642    to the best of our ability.   543 00:21:40,742 --> 00:21:42,243              Teddy:                       Sounds simple?          544 00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:43,745             It isn't.            545 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:46,748   It is definitely not airborne    if I'm staring at it on deck.  546 00:21:46,848 --> 00:21:49,050              Teddy:                    This ship may be big,      547 00:21:49,150 --> 00:21:50,685   but it's a minuscule airport.  548 00:21:50,785 --> 00:21:52,120       Better call the shot!      549 00:21:52,220 --> 00:21:55,957     You're on able to recover     so many aircraft and park them  550 00:21:56,057 --> 00:21:57,459   before you run out of space.   551 00:21:57,559 --> 00:22:00,395              Teddy:                  With planes full of fuel     552 00:22:00,495 --> 00:22:06,267    and bombs, a fatal disaster     is one small oversight away.   553 00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:08,069    (Incoherent radio chatter)    554 00:22:08,169 --> 00:22:09,471           If he's going                then I need to know.       555 00:22:09,571 --> 00:22:10,939               Yeah,                    shut him down, yeah.       556 00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:12,907              Teddy:                To prevent this, the handler   557 00:22:13,007 --> 00:22:16,144    augments a state-of-the-art        system called 'ADMACS'      558 00:22:16,244 --> 00:22:18,480     with something they call            'the Ouija board.'        559 00:22:18,580 --> 00:22:19,481        It's like combining       560 00:22:19,581 --> 00:22:21,816         a super computer                with a board game.        561 00:22:21,916 --> 00:22:24,119            Roger that,                     let 'em know.          562 00:22:24,219 --> 00:22:27,489     Handler, can you tell us       a bit about the Ouija board?   563 00:22:27,589 --> 00:22:28,990     Uh, yes sir, absolutely.     564 00:22:29,090 --> 00:22:32,227    So, the Ouija board is what      we use to track and manage,   565 00:22:32,327 --> 00:22:34,562   um, maintenance requirements           of where aircraft        566 00:22:34,662 --> 00:22:36,398       are currently on deck                at this time.          567 00:22:36,498 --> 00:22:38,633        So our Ouija board          is a two-scale representation  568 00:22:38,733 --> 00:22:40,402   from the bow to the fan tail.  569 00:22:40,502 --> 00:22:42,303       Our fuel maintenance              representative here       570 00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:45,473     is wearing purple, so all     the piping throughout the ship  571 00:22:45,573 --> 00:22:47,709            is all JP5,                  its painted purple.       572 00:22:47,809 --> 00:22:50,745 So if an aircraft requires fuel,   the maintenance request comes  573 00:22:50,845 --> 00:22:53,882  in from the maintenance office,       through Senior Chief,      574 00:22:53,982 --> 00:22:56,584  Senior Chief lets us know that,   that aircraft requires fuel,   575 00:22:56,684 --> 00:22:59,587  so we take a single purple nut  and we place it on the aircraft, 576 00:22:59,687 --> 00:23:01,556         simple as can be.        577 00:23:01,656 --> 00:23:04,025  So, with the high-tech displays available you still choose this? 578 00:23:04,125 --> 00:23:05,326                   You prefer it? 579 00:23:05,427 --> 00:23:08,696 I like this, only because I'm       able to see everything        580 00:23:08,797 --> 00:23:11,466 up close and personal.           581 00:23:11,566 --> 00:23:12,567         So, there you go.        582 00:23:12,667 --> 00:23:14,035      There's no replacement               for effective.          583 00:23:14,135 --> 00:23:17,005   Which is exactly why NASA was    under so much pressure to get  584 00:23:17,105 --> 00:23:19,908     its airborne observatory,         SOFIA, back in the air      585 00:23:20,008 --> 00:23:22,110   after being out of commission             for months.           586 00:23:22,210 --> 00:23:24,212        So, let me ask a question       that a lot of other people 587 00:23:24,312 --> 00:23:25,713     are probably wondering, too. 588 00:23:25,814 --> 00:23:29,551    NASA has a lot of telescopes,   why does it need one on a 747? 589 00:23:29,651 --> 00:23:32,587 Okay. Well, our atmosphere             absorbs much of            590 00:23:32,687 --> 00:23:35,023 the infrared light emitted by          objects in space.          591 00:23:35,123 --> 00:23:39,694 So, the only way to scan space       in infrared is by being      592 00:23:39,794 --> 00:23:41,229 above the atmosphere.            593 00:23:41,329 --> 00:23:44,299   And, SOFIA has been a very     useful tool to study the birth   594 00:23:44,399 --> 00:23:48,336 of stars, and even black holes   at the centre of our galaxies.   595 00:23:48,436 --> 00:23:50,305 But it's not much use if it's,              you know,             596 00:23:50,405 --> 00:23:51,606 just sitting on the ground.      597 00:23:51,706 --> 00:23:53,041                           Right. 598 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:56,044         (Engine whirring)        599 00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:59,180  Aliya: Tonight's 10-hour flight     will take SOFIA northeast    600 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,818   from Palmdale, California to       Rapid City, South Dakota.    601 00:24:03,918 --> 00:24:06,855     There, she will turn west        towards Portland, Oregon     602 00:24:06,955 --> 00:24:10,492  and out over the Pacific Ocean     before turning back towards   603 00:24:10,592 --> 00:24:11,826          San Francisco;          604 00:24:11,926 --> 00:24:15,663   and then her final leg south             to Palmdale.           605 00:24:15,763 --> 00:24:20,869  SOFIA is fuelled up and on deck for her first mission in a year. 606 00:24:20,969 --> 00:24:23,204  The airplane is ready to go and  it looks like we're ready to go 607 00:24:23,304 --> 00:24:26,274      fly for the first time,      all night long, in over a year. 608 00:24:26,374 --> 00:24:27,976  Pilot: (Over radio) We're set.          Airspeed's alive.        609 00:24:28,076 --> 00:24:31,980  Aliya: Chief pilot, Troy Asher,   applies full power and SOFIA   610 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,949   accelerates down runway 2-5.   611 00:24:35,049 --> 00:24:37,385 ♪                                612 00:24:37,485 --> 00:24:40,121      Tonight's mission is to          calibrate and test the      613 00:24:40,221 --> 00:24:43,424       telescope's upgraded                control system.         614 00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:46,728    Without a fully operational       telescope, there will be     615 00:24:46,828 --> 00:24:49,297     no more science flights.     616 00:24:49,397 --> 00:24:53,201  We're basically trying to mea--   take some measurements of how  617 00:24:53,301 --> 00:24:56,704       well the telescope is      performing, how well we can see, 618 00:24:56,804 --> 00:25:00,542   how well is it tracking, how      well can we do everything.    619 00:25:00,642 --> 00:25:01,709 We're test driving                 the telescope.                 620 00:25:01,809 --> 00:25:03,511   It has a lot of new software.  621 00:25:03,611 --> 00:25:08,449 We'll, uh, see how               it goes at the end.              622 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,920    Aliya: The observatory door   opens and the telescope can soon 623 00:25:12,020 --> 00:25:13,788       start tracking stars.      624 00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:16,691                The door's open.                 We're good to go. 625 00:25:16,791 --> 00:25:19,861   Aliya: With SOFIA on course,     and on target, the telescope   626 00:25:19,961 --> 00:25:24,165        operators get busy               locking onto stars.       627 00:25:24,265 --> 00:25:28,336  And now, there's a new problem:     high-altitude turbulence     628 00:25:28,436 --> 00:25:32,507   that affects the telescope's         precise stabilizers.       629 00:25:32,607 --> 00:25:38,012  The telescope itself is resting   on air springs, and these air  630 00:25:38,112 --> 00:25:42,984     springs are dampening the      vibrations from the aircraft.  631 00:25:43,084 --> 00:25:48,523   We use gyroscope sensors that  guide the telescope exactly into 632 00:25:48,623 --> 00:25:52,627         the direction we                want it to look at.       633 00:25:52,727 --> 00:25:54,329     Pilot: (Over radio) We're      starting to pick up  some, uh, 634 00:25:54,429 --> 00:25:55,630       continuous chop here.      635 00:25:55,730 --> 00:25:57,865       Is it more of the  same                up ahead?            636 00:25:57,966 --> 00:26:01,069     Aliya: It looks like the       telescope is moving, but it's  637 00:26:01,169 --> 00:26:05,673   actually the aircraft itself         that's moving around       638 00:26:05,773 --> 00:26:08,042          the telescope.          639 00:26:08,142 --> 00:26:09,777 ♪                                640 00:26:09,877 --> 00:26:11,813  Pilot 2: (Over radio) It would     have been nice to sail  some  641 00:26:11,913 --> 00:26:12,914     smooth air, but, oh, well.   642 00:26:13,014 --> 00:26:14,649    Pilot: It would have been.    643 00:26:14,749 --> 00:26:16,584   Aliya: After 30 minutes, the      worst of the turbulence has   644 00:26:16,684 --> 00:26:21,356    passed allowing the science       crew to get back to work.    645 00:26:21,456 --> 00:26:24,058     After months of setbacks,          the flying telescope       646 00:26:24,158 --> 00:26:26,494     finally works perfectly.     647 00:26:26,594 --> 00:26:28,229        We had pretty good                success with it.         648 00:26:28,329 --> 00:26:32,000     All the kind of work that         infrared astronomers do     649 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:35,003      is fundamentally based             on this capability.       650 00:26:35,103 --> 00:26:37,238     So, it's really important        that we were able to show    651 00:26:37,338 --> 00:26:39,273         that this works.         652 00:26:39,374 --> 00:26:40,708  I think that went really well.  653 00:26:40,808 --> 00:26:43,344  At least we finished the test,   which was-- it was a difficult  654 00:26:43,444 --> 00:26:45,213           for us to do,                 and we finished it.       655 00:26:45,313 --> 00:26:47,415    And we have new functions,       new functionality with it,    656 00:26:47,515 --> 00:26:49,584      than we did a year ago.     657 00:26:49,684 --> 00:26:57,625         (Engine roaring)         658 00:26:57,725 --> 00:27:01,229       Aliya: It's 5:00 AM,          and the sleep-deprived crew   659 00:27:01,329 --> 00:27:07,101    is ready for bed, relieved     to have this test behind them.  660 00:27:07,201 --> 00:27:08,970          It went great.                 I think successful,       661 00:27:09,070 --> 00:27:10,138        We got everything.        662 00:27:10,238 --> 00:27:13,174   Uh, SOFIA's back in business.  663 00:27:13,274 --> 00:27:14,342  We're ready-- we're ready to--  664 00:27:14,442 --> 00:27:16,210         ready to do some                good science here.        665 00:27:16,310 --> 00:27:20,048 ♪                                666 00:27:20,148 --> 00:27:22,650   It really is a careful dance        between the flight crew     667 00:27:22,750 --> 00:27:25,353   and the scientists on board,         but a successful one.      668 00:27:25,453 --> 00:27:28,222   Yeah, and, you know, that can   bring us back to the USS Ford,  669 00:27:28,322 --> 00:27:31,159       because the runway is            only 91 metres long.       670 00:27:31,259 --> 00:27:33,394         Get this, that's                seven times shorter       671 00:27:33,494 --> 00:27:35,229 than the average runway on land. 672 00:27:35,329 --> 00:27:36,831 That actually sounds impossible. 673 00:27:36,931 --> 00:27:40,168  It's almost impossible, but it  requires a careful dance, really 674 00:27:40,268 --> 00:27:43,371 intense coordination between the pilots, the ground crew, and the 675 00:27:43,471 --> 00:27:47,141   incredible new launch system      that I got to see up close.   676 00:27:47,241 --> 00:27:48,843 ♪                                677 00:27:48,943 --> 00:27:52,013         (Engine roaring)         678 00:27:52,113 --> 00:27:54,415     You're going to be flying         at a few hundred knots      679 00:27:54,515 --> 00:27:56,050      right off the front of                 this ship,            680 00:27:56,150 --> 00:27:58,219     at 60 feet off the ocean.    681 00:27:58,319 --> 00:28:01,189        And the ocean's an               unforgiving place.        682 00:28:01,289 --> 00:28:03,825 Teddy: Making sure the catapults      that launch the planes      683 00:28:03,925 --> 00:28:07,895     work perfectly every time     is the job of the green shirts: 684 00:28:07,995 --> 00:28:09,497           Maintenance.           685 00:28:09,597 --> 00:28:12,767        It's overwhelmingly           stressful at times, too.     686 00:28:12,867 --> 00:28:17,004         (Engine roaring)         687 00:28:17,105 --> 00:28:19,040          Teddy: The job              will always be stressful,    688 00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:21,843    but at least the machinery           is getting better.        689 00:28:21,943 --> 00:28:25,046    The launch system works in      the same way on all carriers.  690 00:28:25,146 --> 00:28:28,983    A catapult is attached to a      device on the front wheel.    691 00:28:29,083 --> 00:28:33,121   Then, the catapult pulls the      plane forward really fast,    692 00:28:33,221 --> 00:28:35,223        reaching more than                 200 kilometres,         693 00:28:35,323 --> 00:28:39,460    or over 120 miles per hour              in 2 seconds.          694 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:43,197  In the past, the catapults were  powered by steam, which pushed  695 00:28:43,297 --> 00:28:45,700        the piston attached               to the catapult.         696 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,203  However, thanks to the turbines    inside the Ford, the power    697 00:28:49,303 --> 00:28:52,006       system has been given              a major upgrade.         698 00:28:52,106 --> 00:28:53,708 Everything's electrical on Ford. 699 00:28:53,808 --> 00:28:55,409     We got rid of the steam.     700 00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:57,879   We got rid of the hydraulics.  701 00:28:57,979 --> 00:28:59,080       It's more efficient.       702 00:28:59,180 --> 00:29:02,950      It's less maintenance,           and it's less manpower.     703 00:29:03,050 --> 00:29:06,554    Teddy: The Electromagnetic      Launch System, or EMALS, also  704 00:29:06,654 --> 00:29:12,226  means the catapult can be reset  and ready to go in an instant.  705 00:29:12,326 --> 00:29:15,863  So, we could keep the shuttles   back out pretty much all night  706 00:29:15,963 --> 00:29:19,500         long, for weeks,                 if we wanted to.         707 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,770  Teddy: When planes land on the    deck, a hook catches a thick   708 00:29:22,870 --> 00:29:25,640        metal cable slowing              the aircraft down.        709 00:29:25,740 --> 00:29:28,976      That process is easier              on the Ford, too.        710 00:29:29,076 --> 00:29:34,348    In the old system, fluid in    a valve slowed down the cable.  711 00:29:34,448 --> 00:29:38,085 The new Advanced Arresting Gear,    or AAG, is electromagnetic,   712 00:29:38,186 --> 00:29:40,454             as well.             713 00:29:40,555 --> 00:29:44,692    My recovery system is more       advanced and more reliable    714 00:29:44,792 --> 00:29:46,928   than a Nimitz-class carrier.   715 00:29:47,028 --> 00:29:49,597   It is a smooth deceleration,     which is exactly what you're   716 00:29:49,697 --> 00:29:53,301      going to want. It's not         ripping off the tailhook.    717 00:29:53,401 --> 00:29:56,003  Teddy: The new system was being    built while the technology    718 00:29:56,103 --> 00:29:57,738    was still being developed.    719 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:00,775       So, the crew had some             kinks to work out.        720 00:30:00,875 --> 00:30:03,578      Now, they're practicing          to improve efficiency.      721 00:30:03,678 --> 00:30:06,781     They already know the new        electrical system works.     722 00:30:06,881 --> 00:30:09,483    The system has been proven.   723 00:30:09,584 --> 00:30:12,987   So, yeah, I think that's what  makes it the meanest and baddest 724 00:30:13,087 --> 00:30:15,089         aircraft carrier                 on the fleet now.        725 00:30:15,189 --> 00:30:17,491         (Waves crashing)         726 00:30:17,592 --> 00:30:20,127 Okay, after the break we'll look   at one of the most important   727 00:30:20,228 --> 00:30:21,896   jobs on an aircraft carrier.   728 00:30:21,996 --> 00:30:24,665    And what it takes to handle        the first ever arrival      729 00:30:24,765 --> 00:30:28,169    of the massive Airbus A380            in San Francisco.        730 00:30:28,269 --> 00:30:33,040                 ♪                731 00:30:35,376 --> 00:30:35,409        (U                        732 00:30:35,409 --> 00:30:35,443        (Upb                      733 00:30:35,443 --> 00:30:35,476        (Upbea                    734 00:30:35,476 --> 00:30:35,509        (Upbeat                   735 00:30:35,509 --> 00:30:35,543        (Upbeat ro                736 00:30:35,543 --> 00:30:35,576        (Upbeat rock              737 00:30:35,576 --> 00:30:35,610        (Upbeat rock m            738 00:30:35,610 --> 00:30:35,643        (Upbeat rock mus          739 00:30:35,643 --> 00:30:35,676        (Upbeat rock music        740 00:30:35,676 --> 00:30:38,179        (Upbeat rock music)       741 00:30:38,279 --> 00:30:43,918                 ♪                742 00:30:44,018 --> 00:30:45,820   If you're on the flight deck        of an aircraft carrier;     743 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,823      sometimes it comes with          tremendous consequence      744 00:30:48,923 --> 00:30:50,625 for the person that's working on          the flight deck         745 00:30:50,725 --> 00:30:52,126   so, we have skin in the game.  746 00:30:52,226 --> 00:30:53,961  You know, when you're out there        on the flight deck        747 00:30:54,061 --> 00:30:57,331    you are the one in danger.    748 00:30:57,431 --> 00:31:01,002  Teddy: Everyone knows about the  risks, but the crew on the deck 749 00:31:01,102 --> 00:31:04,872      is as cool as the other            side of the pillow.       750 00:31:04,972 --> 00:31:07,208  We're filming with the shooter. 751 00:31:07,308 --> 00:31:11,212 That's one of the most important  roles on the aircraft carrier.  752 00:31:11,312 --> 00:31:15,917 They're responsible for the safe launch and recovery of the jets. 753 00:31:16,017 --> 00:31:19,420    It's almost like a crossing          guard on steroids.        754 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,556   Teddy: Because it's so loud,   shooters communicate with pilots 755 00:31:22,657 --> 00:31:25,927    and other flight deck crew          through hand signals.      756 00:31:26,027 --> 00:31:29,163 This shooter's hands are getting    a workout, because the crew   757 00:31:29,263 --> 00:31:32,533       is still learning the          nuances of the new tech.     758 00:31:32,633 --> 00:31:35,636  It's a new technology, so we're   still working out some of the  759 00:31:35,736 --> 00:31:37,972   small kinks, and some of the          things that we know       760 00:31:38,072 --> 00:31:39,840          go wrong often.         761 00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:43,010  It's important to get it right,     'cause if things go wrong    762 00:31:43,110 --> 00:31:45,546     you're breaking stuff or          you're hurting people.      763 00:31:45,646 --> 00:31:49,350   Teddy: Right now, the shooter    is training an up-and-comer.   764 00:31:49,450 --> 00:31:52,820    You're good at getting back     and doing stuff pretty quick.  765 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,089      Wind a little earlier,            'cause it sounds like      766 00:31:55,189 --> 00:31:56,190   she's waiting on your winds.   767 00:31:56,290 --> 00:31:58,092        Male Shooter: Yeah.       768 00:31:58,192 --> 00:32:00,661  Teddy: A few pointers go a long   way towards getting this crew  769 00:32:00,761 --> 00:32:02,930          mission ready.          770 00:32:03,030 --> 00:32:05,166       It went pretty well.          We had a couple of hiccups.   771 00:32:05,266 --> 00:32:07,635 We've got to coordinate with the    guys on the waist, as well,   772 00:32:07,735 --> 00:32:10,338    to make sure that we're not        going at the same time.     773 00:32:10,438 --> 00:32:12,406        So, we had a couple               of issues there.         774 00:32:12,506 --> 00:32:16,610         (Engine roaring)         775 00:32:16,711 --> 00:32:19,380 ♪                                776 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:22,016    Teddy: Even when the issues      are solved and the carrier    777 00:32:22,116 --> 00:32:25,720           is deployed,                crew drills never end.      778 00:32:25,820 --> 00:32:29,090      That's everyday for the      crew of the USS Gerald R. Ford. 779 00:32:29,190 --> 00:32:31,592    And, you know, it's all to    prepare for the day they finally 780 00:32:31,692 --> 00:32:32,893    deploy for the first time.    781 00:32:32,994 --> 00:32:35,363     It's important to stay on        your toes, even for crews    782 00:32:35,463 --> 00:32:36,897      at passenger airports.      783 00:32:36,998 --> 00:32:40,134  Especially when you're handling    the largest passenger plane   784 00:32:40,234 --> 00:32:42,670   ever built, the Airbus A380.   785 00:32:42,770 --> 00:32:44,572        Yeah, that thing is             an absolute monster.       786 00:32:44,672 --> 00:32:46,774   And it's really interesting,    because it was built to reduce  787 00:32:46,874 --> 00:32:49,377      airport congestion, because      you'll be able to move more 788 00:32:49,477 --> 00:32:50,878        people with fewer planes. 789 00:32:50,978 --> 00:32:54,048 And, believe me, there was a ton of celebration when it landed in 790 00:32:54,148 --> 00:32:55,883 San Francisco for                 the first time.                 791 00:32:55,983 --> 00:32:56,984                           I bet. 792 00:32:57,084 --> 00:32:59,453 ♪                                793 00:32:59,553 --> 00:33:04,058  Aliya: Behold, the Airbus A380,        the world's largest       794 00:33:04,158 --> 00:33:05,393         passenger plane.         795 00:33:05,493 --> 00:33:10,231  It carries 100 more passengers        than a 747, but burns      796 00:33:10,331 --> 00:33:12,500          12% less fuel.          797 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:17,271      So, lower gas bills and          more paying customers.      798 00:33:17,371 --> 00:33:18,806 Man: (Over radio) Lufthansa 454, 799 00:33:18,906 --> 00:33:22,777    super contact San Francisco             tower, 120.5.          800 00:33:22,877 --> 00:33:26,080       Aliya: On the ground,       emergency vehicles are rallied. 801 00:33:26,180 --> 00:33:29,550    They'll offer a traditional      salute to mark the arrival    802 00:33:29,650 --> 00:33:33,687     of Lufthansa's first A380            to San Francisco.        803 00:33:33,788 --> 00:33:37,625 ♪                                804 00:33:37,725 --> 00:33:41,395    More than 10 years earlier,    San Francisco opened a terminal 805 00:33:41,495 --> 00:33:45,833     capable of accommodating              a super jumbo.          806 00:33:45,933 --> 00:33:49,904      Now, their first paying          customer is pulling in.     807 00:33:50,004 --> 00:33:53,507 ♪                                808 00:33:53,607 --> 00:33:57,478    (Indistinct radio chatter)    809 00:33:57,578 --> 00:33:59,647 ♪                                810 00:33:59,747 --> 00:34:02,817  It's a moment for celebration.  811 00:34:02,917 --> 00:34:08,856 ♪                                812 00:34:08,956 --> 00:34:11,559          Push that off.          813 00:34:11,659 --> 00:34:14,829  Aliya: For Captain Juergen and     his crew, the job is over,    814 00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:17,198   but the clock is ticking for            Denise Stevens          815 00:34:17,298 --> 00:34:20,468       and her ground team.       816 00:34:20,568 --> 00:34:24,638  They've got just over two hours to unload and inspect the plane, 817 00:34:24,738 --> 00:34:28,809       then refuel, reload,        and send it back to Frankfurt.  818 00:34:28,909 --> 00:34:30,711    Denise: It's a challenge to   819 00:34:30,811 --> 00:34:33,447   put all three jet bridges on,         because we've never       820 00:34:33,547 --> 00:34:34,548         done this before.        821 00:34:34,648 --> 00:34:36,484   So, it may take them a while.  822 00:34:36,584 --> 00:34:40,087 Aliya: To reach the A380's upper     deck requires a specially    823 00:34:40,187 --> 00:34:42,389     designed catering truck.     824 00:34:42,490 --> 00:34:45,626   It's the driver's first time    attempting to get the lift into 825 00:34:45,726 --> 00:34:48,129        the right positron.       826 00:34:48,229 --> 00:34:53,501     But after a few attempts,                success!             827 00:34:53,601 --> 00:34:57,004  And the loading begins. Denise             moves on to           828 00:34:57,104 --> 00:34:58,973         the cargo holds.         829 00:34:59,073 --> 00:35:02,109   Denise: Uh, one, two, three,        four, five, six, seven.     830 00:35:02,209 --> 00:35:03,644         Eight containers.        831 00:35:03,744 --> 00:35:05,679        This position here               is gonna be empty.        832 00:35:05,779 --> 00:35:09,316  Aliya: With just a few minutes       until boarding begins,      833 00:35:09,416 --> 00:35:11,986        Denise has the end                    in sight.            834 00:35:12,086 --> 00:35:14,788  Denise: We're getting close to              the end.             835 00:35:14,889 --> 00:35:16,957  We just have to finish loading    the containers in the forward  836 00:35:17,057 --> 00:35:18,325    hold and in the rear hold.    837 00:35:18,425 --> 00:35:19,560   By then, they should have all  838 00:35:19,660 --> 00:35:20,961  the passengers and we'll close  839 00:35:21,061 --> 00:35:24,732     it up and send this baby            back to Frankfurt.        840 00:35:24,832 --> 00:35:26,400    Aliya: The crew at the gate   841 00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:27,968   is putting everything they've  842 00:35:28,068 --> 00:35:30,571  got into loading 460 passengers 843 00:35:30,671 --> 00:35:34,341    on the first A380 flight to              Frankfurt.            844 00:35:34,441 --> 00:35:35,976             Check in?            845 00:35:36,076 --> 00:35:38,979   Migueli Durand is Lufthansa's    check-in manager and some of   846 00:35:39,079 --> 00:35:41,115        her passengers are                  in danger of           847 00:35:41,215 --> 00:35:42,850        losing their place                   in history.           848 00:35:42,950 --> 00:35:45,686   So, right now, I can see from  849 00:35:45,786 --> 00:35:49,123      the time, we're missing             24, more or less.        850 00:35:49,223 --> 00:35:52,726  Denise: If a passenger doesn't      show up, we have to haul     851 00:35:52,826 --> 00:35:54,061   all the containers out, pull   852 00:35:54,161 --> 00:35:55,529 the bag off, and put it back on, 853 00:35:55,629 --> 00:35:58,899   and then push the plane back        before departure time.      854 00:35:58,999 --> 00:36:03,370    Aliya: But finally, all are      present and accounted for,    855 00:36:03,470 --> 00:36:07,741         and just in time,              the doors are closed.      856 00:36:07,841 --> 00:36:08,909               Whew!              857 00:36:09,009 --> 00:36:09,910            (Laughing)            858 00:36:10,010 --> 00:36:11,512          We showed 'em.          859 00:36:11,612 --> 00:36:12,680            We're done.           860 00:36:12,780 --> 00:36:14,248      Aliya: Denise delivers      861 00:36:14,348 --> 00:36:15,916 the final numbers to the captain 862 00:36:16,016 --> 00:36:19,887 so that he can verify his weight     and balance calculations.    863 00:36:19,987 --> 00:36:22,122   Plus four bags in compartment  864 00:36:22,223 --> 00:36:23,691       five, plus six-zero.       865 00:36:23,791 --> 00:36:24,725             You, too.            866 00:36:24,825 --> 00:36:26,827        See you next time!        867 00:36:26,927 --> 00:36:30,030     Woman: (On radio) This on    868 00:36:30,130 --> 00:36:32,700        the 4-69 (Unclear),                 runway three,          869 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,835    flight cleared for take-off.  870 00:36:34,935 --> 00:36:37,571   Aliya: The first A380 leaves   871 00:36:37,671 --> 00:36:39,640     San Francisco as planned,    872 00:36:39,740 --> 00:36:45,879  another big first in aviation.  873 00:36:45,980 --> 00:36:49,083   It takes a village to handle      such a big plane and all of   874 00:36:49,183 --> 00:36:50,184          the passengers.         875 00:36:50,284 --> 00:36:51,585    No, AJ, take that village,    876 00:36:51,685 --> 00:36:53,654   put it on a ship with a full   877 00:36:53,754 --> 00:36:56,857        airport on top, and           you've got the USS Ford.     878 00:36:56,957 --> 00:36:58,158          And, you know,                  I was blown away         879 00:36:58,259 --> 00:36:59,693        when I took a tour                   below deck.           880 00:36:59,793 --> 00:37:01,762           It really is                   a floating city.         881 00:37:01,862 --> 00:37:04,365     Jax: There's about 4,500     882 00:37:04,465 --> 00:37:06,400   sailors on board, so the ship  883 00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:07,935     is like a floating city.     884 00:37:08,035 --> 00:37:10,271   We have any service that you            need on board.          885 00:37:10,371 --> 00:37:11,505        Business as usual?        886 00:37:11,605 --> 00:37:12,640           We get, like,          887 00:37:12,740 --> 00:37:14,108        30 haircuts a day.        888 00:37:14,208 --> 00:37:15,442         Do you do my 'do?        889 00:37:15,542 --> 00:37:16,443       Anything's possible.       890 00:37:16,543 --> 00:37:17,444       Anything's possible!       891 00:37:17,544 --> 00:37:18,445            (Laughing)            892 00:37:18,545 --> 00:37:20,114   So, we're in the hangar bay.   893 00:37:20,214 --> 00:37:22,416  It's probably the biggest part            of the ship.           894 00:37:22,516 --> 00:37:23,450      You always find sailors     895 00:37:23,550 --> 00:37:24,918         at the gym, 24-7.        896 00:37:25,019 --> 00:37:27,755  Teddy: How long did it take you         to know your way         897 00:37:27,855 --> 00:37:28,756         around the ship?         898 00:37:28,856 --> 00:37:29,990    Uh, it depends on how many    899 00:37:30,090 --> 00:37:32,259    times you try to get lost.    900 00:37:32,359 --> 00:37:33,927           How are you?           901 00:37:34,028 --> 00:37:36,697                 ♪                902 00:37:36,797 --> 00:37:38,265    Took me about three months    903 00:37:38,365 --> 00:37:41,902  before I felt pretty confident       in navigating the ship.     904 00:37:42,002 --> 00:37:43,504   So, this is the main galley.   905 00:37:43,604 --> 00:37:44,905             (Chatter)            906 00:37:45,005 --> 00:37:45,939   Right now, we're headed down   907 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:47,141      one of the food lines.      908 00:37:47,241 --> 00:37:49,176 So, we've got some chicken wings           right there.           909 00:37:49,276 --> 00:37:50,711       We got our salad bar.      910 00:37:50,811 --> 00:37:52,913       Got fruits, veggies,              all the good stuff.       911 00:37:53,013 --> 00:37:54,782 The best meal that this ship has 912 00:37:54,882 --> 00:37:57,451    to offer, teriyaki chicken,              undefeated.           913 00:37:57,551 --> 00:38:00,254        I am taking you to                the ship's store.        914 00:38:00,354 --> 00:38:02,923  They sell everything from ship     merchandise, like stickers,   915 00:38:03,023 --> 00:38:04,591          patches, coins,                     to energy            916 00:38:04,692 --> 00:38:06,694          drinks, snacks,                  like, anything          917 00:38:06,794 --> 00:38:08,996      you need to get through                 the day.             918 00:38:09,096 --> 00:38:10,631          Oh, gosh, your                  calves definitely        919 00:38:10,731 --> 00:38:14,535 build up very quickly from going  up the ladder-log all the time. 920 00:38:14,635 --> 00:38:16,503        Teddy: What's with        921 00:38:16,603 --> 00:38:17,938       the red lights, Jax?       922 00:38:18,038 --> 00:38:21,809   So, red lights, they project          less light out into       923 00:38:21,909 --> 00:38:24,078        the ocean, the sky.       924 00:38:24,178 --> 00:38:28,048   So, at nighttime, we want to     minimize the amount of light   925 00:38:28,148 --> 00:38:29,550  we're putting out so that we're 926 00:38:29,650 --> 00:38:31,685   not detected by other ships.   927 00:38:31,785 --> 00:38:34,388     This ship is named after            Mr. Gerald R Ford.        928 00:38:34,488 --> 00:38:37,725          So, this is our               ship's tribute room.       929 00:38:37,825 --> 00:38:40,694     It's like a mini-museum,        basically, and then, right    930 00:38:40,794 --> 00:38:42,396    there's his naval service.    931 00:38:42,496 --> 00:38:44,264      It's like an ant farm.      932 00:38:44,365 --> 00:38:46,600  There's so many different ways         to get to one spot.       933 00:38:46,700 --> 00:38:47,768      You're in medical now.      934 00:38:47,868 --> 00:38:48,769          You're dental.          935 00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:49,770               I am.              936 00:38:49,870 --> 00:38:52,039          How many teeth                have you seen today?       937 00:38:52,139 --> 00:38:53,073           A good many.           938 00:38:53,173 --> 00:38:54,608    Welcome to the coffee shop.   939 00:38:54,708 --> 00:38:56,143  Just in case y'all didn't know, 940 00:38:56,243 --> 00:38:59,313  coffee is the life and blood of       every single sailor.       941 00:38:59,413 --> 00:39:00,948              Right.              942 00:39:01,048 --> 00:39:02,082    A little cup of happiness.    943 00:39:02,182 --> 00:39:03,917   Man: Made with a lot of love.  944 00:39:04,017 --> 00:39:05,486     Made with a lot of love.     945 00:39:05,586 --> 00:39:06,854      Well, I love it, a lot.     946 00:39:06,954 --> 00:39:08,255     I love this ship so much.    947 00:39:08,355 --> 00:39:09,556      Whenever I walk around                  the ship,            948 00:39:09,656 --> 00:39:10,557       I see so many people       949 00:39:10,657 --> 00:39:11,625          that I love...          950 00:39:11,725 --> 00:39:12,626         What's up, dude?         951 00:39:12,726 --> 00:39:13,694          How you doin'?          952 00:39:13,794 --> 00:39:15,262     ...and that the navy has     953 00:39:15,362 --> 00:39:17,564 introduced me to, that this ship       has introduced me to.      954 00:39:17,664 --> 00:39:20,100     So, I feel a lot of pride        walking around, for sure.    955 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,904 Teddy: You can see that pride in    action on the flight deck,    956 00:39:24,004 --> 00:39:25,506         where everyone's                    preparation           957 00:39:25,606 --> 00:39:30,210             pays off,                   if it's done right.       958 00:39:30,310 --> 00:39:31,845         After the break,                  I see the crew          959 00:39:31,945 --> 00:39:33,614  of the Ford rehearse the ship's 960 00:39:33,714 --> 00:39:35,149   most important job: take-offs            and landings.          961 00:39:35,249 --> 00:39:36,583    And you were pretty close,    962 00:39:36,683 --> 00:39:37,584           weren't you?           963 00:39:37,684 --> 00:39:38,752        I was really close.       964 00:39:38,852 --> 00:39:39,953       I could feel the heat      965 00:39:40,053 --> 00:39:41,221      and smell the exhaust.      966 00:39:41,321 --> 00:39:42,523           It was wild.           967 00:39:42,623 --> 00:39:45,292        (Engines whooshing)       968 00:39:45,392 --> 00:39:48,162                 ♪                969 00:39:50,164 --> 00:39:53,133            (Whooshing)           970 00:39:53,233 --> 00:39:55,502                 ♪                971 00:39:55,602 --> 00:39:58,138      This is The Mightiest:                 Launch Day.           972 00:39:58,238 --> 00:40:01,508    Now, before the USS Ford is     ready for its first mission,   973 00:40:01,608 --> 00:40:03,076   the crew need to practise and  974 00:40:03,177 --> 00:40:06,079  practise again their core task:  getting airplanes into the air  975 00:40:06,180 --> 00:40:09,416    fast, and, once they land,     getting them off-deck quickly.  976 00:40:09,516 --> 00:40:11,018      It's time for take-off.     977 00:40:11,118 --> 00:40:13,687                 ♪                978 00:40:13,787 --> 00:40:15,589  They just opened the canopy...  979 00:40:15,689 --> 00:40:19,159  Teddy: Every job on the ship is   important, but the true test   980 00:40:19,259 --> 00:40:21,595     of an aircraft carrier is      launching and landing planes.  981 00:40:21,695 --> 00:40:24,331  Paul: If you do that correctly,         you're just fine.        982 00:40:24,431 --> 00:40:26,233   If you don't do it right, you  983 00:40:26,333 --> 00:40:29,036  might lose a part of your body           in the process.         984 00:40:29,136 --> 00:40:32,706            (Whooshing)           985 00:40:32,806 --> 00:40:37,277  We were just standing here and     we felt the hot exhaust of    986 00:40:37,377 --> 00:40:40,180     the jet engine behind us,    987 00:40:40,280 --> 00:40:43,350  and then we were pushed with an         incredible force.        988 00:40:43,450 --> 00:40:46,720   Everybody's okay, but it just   illustrates how important it is 989 00:40:46,820 --> 00:40:49,623          to be vigilant             and safe when you're here.    990 00:40:49,723 --> 00:40:51,758         (Engines whining)        991 00:40:51,859 --> 00:40:53,126      Take-off and landing is     992 00:40:53,227 --> 00:40:54,394    the most dangerous part of    993 00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:57,598       any aircraft flight,              from any position.        994 00:40:57,698 --> 00:40:59,299   And if you don't get to that   995 00:40:59,399 --> 00:41:01,101      airspeed, you're gonna            fall into the water.       996 00:41:01,201 --> 00:41:02,336         Man: 401 on that!        997 00:41:02,436 --> 00:41:04,271   Chuck: We put a lot of trust   998 00:41:04,371 --> 00:41:06,306   in everybody else's piece to         know their business.       999 00:41:06,406 --> 00:41:09,209   If you've ever been on one of   the rollercoasters that kind of 1000 00:41:09,309 --> 00:41:11,512  starts level with one of those         magnetic launchers,       1001 00:41:11,612 --> 00:41:13,013         it's a little bit                similar to that,         1002 00:41:13,113 --> 00:41:14,081       just more aggressive.      1003 00:41:14,181 --> 00:41:18,919            (Whooshing)           1004 00:41:19,019 --> 00:41:22,923    Patrick: It's a tremendous,    tremendous, exhilarating ride.  1005 00:41:23,023 --> 00:41:25,659                 ♪                1006 00:41:25,759 --> 00:41:29,897  Once we're airborne, we'll look     to execute basic fighter     1007 00:41:29,997 --> 00:41:33,634   manoeuvring, which is kind of      a visual 1B1 dogfighting.    1008 00:41:33,734 --> 00:41:37,371    Teddy: The planes could be     called into action at any time, 1009 00:41:37,471 --> 00:41:39,873           day or night.          1010 00:41:39,973 --> 00:41:41,208    Landing a plane on a short    1011 00:41:41,308 --> 00:41:45,112   runway on the rolling sea is      hard enough during the day.   1012 00:41:45,212 --> 00:41:47,948      Try doing it at night.      1013 00:41:48,048 --> 00:41:51,385     The pilots on the Nimitz            do it all the time.       1014 00:41:51,485 --> 00:41:55,455    And it's still terrifying.    1015 00:41:55,556 --> 00:41:57,658       The crew prepares for              a night mission.         1016 00:41:57,758 --> 00:42:00,994       Less visibility means            more room for error.       1017 00:42:01,094 --> 00:42:03,363   The captain reminds his crew    that flying in the dark brings  1018 00:42:03,463 --> 00:42:04,932          new challenges.         1019 00:42:05,032 --> 00:42:07,501     So, prepare accordingly.     1020 00:42:07,601 --> 00:42:08,802   Captain: ...inherently risky,  1021 00:42:08,902 --> 00:42:10,304   so, let's make sure if you're  1022 00:42:10,404 --> 00:42:12,272  involved in all those, you get   out there and you're hydrated,  1023 00:42:12,372 --> 00:42:13,707      get your meal tonight.      1024 00:42:13,807 --> 00:42:15,909 And then, if we get going in the    night, you're ready to go.    1025 00:42:16,009 --> 00:42:17,144     Watch out for each other.    1026 00:42:17,244 --> 00:42:18,645 We still have a fairly new team. 1027 00:42:18,745 --> 00:42:20,080     Let's back each other up.    1028 00:42:20,180 --> 00:42:21,481           Proud of you.          1029 00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:22,616            That's all.           1030 00:42:22,716 --> 00:42:24,184   Teddy: Lieutenant Tom Booth,   1031 00:42:24,284 --> 00:42:28,121   call sign Alf, is a rookie in        the Warhawk squadron.      1032 00:42:28,221 --> 00:42:29,523    Definitely scared, nervous,   1033 00:42:29,623 --> 00:42:31,959   but excited at the same time.  1034 00:42:32,059 --> 00:42:34,695  Teddy: Anticipation can be the             worst part.           1035 00:42:34,795 --> 00:42:37,197    Tom: Sitting out on a dark    1036 00:42:37,297 --> 00:42:40,500  catapult and turning the light   switch on and knowing in about  1037 00:42:40,601 --> 00:42:43,737   six to seven seconds, there's   gonna be a very strong cat-shot 1038 00:42:43,837 --> 00:42:45,872     into a black, black hole.    1039 00:42:45,973 --> 00:42:47,274         Teddy: He's off.         1040 00:42:47,374 --> 00:42:52,846  Alf rockets down the runway and   lifts off into the night sky.  1041 00:42:52,946 --> 00:42:56,183    The deck crew is working in      minimal light that makes it   1042 00:42:56,283 --> 00:42:59,186      harder for an enemy to               spot the ship.          1043 00:42:59,286 --> 00:43:00,454     The waves are picking up     1044 00:43:00,554 --> 00:43:04,524        and the flight deck             is pitching heavily.       1045 00:43:04,625 --> 00:43:05,926   Alf's landing just went from   1046 00:43:06,026 --> 00:43:07,594   risky to downright dangerous.  1047 00:43:07,694 --> 00:43:09,963    There's a hundred different     things that can go wrong and   1048 00:43:10,063 --> 00:43:11,865  we always keep an eye on them.  1049 00:43:11,965 --> 00:43:14,067     So, hopefully, they don't           cost us any people        1050 00:43:14,167 --> 00:43:15,068        or parts or things.       1051 00:43:15,168 --> 00:43:19,873                 ♪                1052 00:43:19,973 --> 00:43:21,441   (Chatter over radio, unclear)  1053 00:43:21,541 --> 00:43:25,178       Teddy: Alf's training                  kicks in.            1054 00:43:25,278 --> 00:43:27,080         (Signal wailing)         1055 00:43:27,180 --> 00:43:28,148        Man: Little power.        1056 00:43:28,248 --> 00:43:32,653            (Swooshing)           1057 00:43:32,753 --> 00:43:35,489  Teddy: The arresting cables do             their job.            1058 00:43:35,589 --> 00:43:40,227     A solid landing in tough                conditions.           1059 00:43:40,327 --> 00:43:42,295    Today, on the Ford, they're   1060 00:43:42,396 --> 00:43:44,898     practising landing during         the day, which is still     1061 00:43:44,998 --> 00:43:46,933         pretty stressful.        1062 00:43:47,034 --> 00:43:51,038            (Whizzing)            1063 00:43:51,138 --> 00:43:53,473 You basically look at the end of      the runway, which is in     1064 00:43:53,573 --> 00:43:54,574      the middle of the ship.     1065 00:43:54,675 --> 00:43:55,909 So, that doesn't move very much, 1066 00:43:56,009 --> 00:43:58,078     compared to the back end               of the ship.           1067 00:43:58,178 --> 00:43:59,546  Stopping throws you forward in  1068 00:43:59,646 --> 00:44:01,782        the cockpit in your             seat and everything.       1069 00:44:01,882 --> 00:44:03,884      It's just a very rapid                deceleration.          1070 00:44:03,984 --> 00:44:06,753  It's a little bit different on      the Ford; both those are     1071 00:44:06,853 --> 00:44:08,722  a little bit smoother than the         old steam equipment       1072 00:44:08,822 --> 00:44:09,923       on the Nimitz-class.       1073 00:44:10,023 --> 00:44:14,061            (Whirring)            1074 00:44:14,161 --> 00:44:16,129 It went exactly as we briefed it           this morning.          1075 00:44:16,229 --> 00:44:18,498  So, pretty much to the letter.  1076 00:44:18,598 --> 00:44:20,133    Teddy: The training flights   1077 00:44:20,233 --> 00:44:23,136     are a success, thanks to         spectacular execution by     1078 00:44:23,236 --> 00:44:27,441      thousands of people on           the USS Gerald R. Ford.     1079 00:44:27,541 --> 00:44:31,945 Now, they need to do it over and   over and over again till they  1080 00:44:32,045 --> 00:44:36,183   can prove to navy inspectors      that they're battle-ready.    1081 00:44:36,283 --> 00:44:37,317    It's absolutely critical to   1082 00:44:37,417 --> 00:44:39,619        be ready when we're              asked to go serve.        1083 00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:42,022    It's our responsibility to     sharpen our sword and make sure 1084 00:44:42,122 --> 00:44:44,491    we're ready, so when a call    comes, the air wing's ready to  1085 00:44:44,591 --> 00:44:47,728       deliver ordinance on          time with lethal accuracy.    1086 00:44:47,828 --> 00:44:49,129          That's our job.         1087 00:44:49,229 --> 00:44:53,734   Teddy: It's clear during our      visit that this crew is on    1088 00:44:53,834 --> 00:44:59,139   the cusp of full readiness to   take on a very dangerous world. 1089 00:44:59,239 --> 00:45:03,310  The skills that they learn are       unbelievable, and then      1090 00:45:03,410 --> 00:45:06,146      the willingness to put          themselves in challenging    1091 00:45:06,246 --> 00:45:08,682    situations, and potentially           into harm's way,         1092 00:45:08,782 --> 00:45:11,952   it's really inspiring to me.    It's the best job in the world. 1093 00:45:12,052 --> 00:45:14,221             No doubt.            1094 00:45:14,321 --> 00:45:19,559                 ♪                1095 00:45:19,659 --> 00:45:27,601                 ♪                1096 00:45:27,701 --> 00:45:33,807                 ♪                1097 00:45:33,907 --> 00:45:36,610        (Engines whooshing)       1098 00:45:36,710 --> 00:45:42,716                 ♪                1099 00:45:42,816 --> 00:45:49,489                 ♪                1100 00:45:49,589 --> 00:45:54,027        (Musical flourish)