Author: aluckyguessaluckyguess Date: Nov 1, 2007 22:01
"Ned" aioe.org> wrote in message news:fgbmgv$pd1$1@aioe.org...
> Ten Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation
> Popular Mechanics David Noland October 13, 2007
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> Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe: There has been only one
> fatal crash in the United States in the past five years, an astounding
> record considering that more than 30,000 flights take off every day. How
> did flying get so reliable? In part, because of accidents that triggered
> crucial safety improvements. Here are eight crashes and two emergency
> landings whose influence is felt -- for the good -- each time you step on
> a plane.
Its is weird yo posted this I was looking for something today and this came
up and I read it and now I see it again the same day. Wierd
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> 1956 | GRAND CANYON | TWA FLIGHT 2 & UNITED FLIGHT 718
> Upgrade: Improvements of air traffic control system; creation of FAA
> The TWA Super Constellation and the United DC-7 had taken off from Los
> Angeles only 3 minutes apart, both headed east. Ninety minutes later, out
> of contact with ground controllers and flying under see-and-avoid visual
> flight rules, the two aircraft were apparently maneuvering separately to ...
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