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Controlled FAA DC 7 crash
Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 21:28
by Garry Russell
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
Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 22:28
by Filonian
As the saying goes Garry, not a pretty sight.
Graham
Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 22:34
by Garry Russell
Indeed not Graham..but done in the hope of making things a little safer.
Garry
Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 22:41
by TSR2
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:
Posted: 16 Mar 2007, 22:44
by Garry Russell
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
Posted: 28 Mar 2007, 00:06
by Jetset
That was shown on the film Airplane as the inflight film. Classic!
Posted: 28 Mar 2007, 00:07
by Garry Russell
Indeed it was Jetty
Garry