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The Boeing 727 Crash Experiment

10 years ago, a group of pilots and aeronautical scientists deliberately crashed a Boeing 727 into a desert in Mexico, in an attempt to better understand which part of an airplane you are most likely to survive. Sean was joined by Leland “Chip” Shanle,...

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14.10 13 Sep 2022


The Boeing 727 Crash Experiment


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14.10 13 Sep 2022


10 years ago, a group of pilots and aeronautical scientists deliberately crashed a Boeing 727 into a desert in Mexico, in an attempt to better understand which part of an airplane you are most likely to survive.

Sean was joined by Leland “Chip” Shanle, author and pilot with American Airways, who was part of the piloting team on that extraordinary day a decade ago...


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