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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
S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.
Air Disasters
S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.
Air Disasters
S20, EP18 "Courage in the Cockpit"Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three feats of flying.
Air Disasters
S12, EP9 "Deadly Go Round"When an A300 stalls and crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about the plane's complex automated systems.
Air Disasters
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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