Controlled FAA DC 7 crash

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Mar 2007, 21:28

Anyone who remembers the crash sequence on BBC 1's Tomorrows World opening titles might remember a clip of this test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZY0-XUmMA

Garry

Filonian · Post by **Filonian** » 16 Mar 2007, 22:28

As the saying goes Garry, not a pretty sight.

Graham

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Mar 2007, 22:34

Indeed not Graham..but done in the hope of making things a little safer.

Garry

Post by **TSR2** » 16 Mar 2007, 22:41

There wa also one late on on a 707 or DC8 (Can't remember) to test special fuel which burnt at a lower temperature when ignighted outside the engine if memory serves? :think:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Mar 2007, 22:44

Yep Ben

The anti misting fuel AMK I think it was called

They crashed a radio controlled Boeing 720.

With this it was just a ground run

They also destroyed a Constellation in a similar fashion and I remember a flood damaging some Piper Navajos on the line and the FAA had those to drop from towers on lines to test crash survivability.

Garry

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 28 Mar 2007, 00:06

That was shown on the film Airplane as the inflight film. Classic!

Post by **Garry Russell** » 28 Mar 2007, 00:07

Indeed it was Jetty

Garry