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Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
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Air Disasters
S7, EP7 "Out of Sight"In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.
Air Disasters
S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.
Air Disasters
S18, EP22 "Ripped Apart"Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
Air Disasters
S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.
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S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure — but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind it.
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