Chapter 5: Crashes that changed aviation
There accidents that were a wake up call in the aviation industry. They triggered important safety improvements and upgrades; some of them are felt the moment you sent foot on a plane as.
On June 30, 1956 the commercial aviation of the USA was hit by one of the worst accidents in those days in terms of money spent. TWA flight 2 and united airlines flight 718 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon due to both of them flying in the same airspace. Its aftermath had great consequences, which even stretch to the present day. An upgrade was made on the ATC system and a lot of money was put accounting to $250 million, which was a lot in those days. Of course the upgrade worked because for the next 47 years …show more content…
Coming out of the lavatory, thick black smoke started filling the cabin, leading to an emergency descent. The pilot managed to plan the plan at Cincinnati, with little visibility on the instrument panel because of smoke. Soon after touch down the emergency exits were opened, but the cabin busted into flames killing the 23 passengers who were still onboard of the 46 people. Investigations found the cause solely mechanical failure, as it was an erroneous instrument. Upgrades in the Lav smoke sensors was made as the FAA, imposed a new law. Aircraft lavatories were equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers. Aircrafts manufactured after 1988 now have flame-resistant interior material and floor lighting to lead crew and passengers to exists in heavy …show more content…
Major cause was a thunderstorm lurks towards the runway by a lightning flash. Loosing approximately 54 knots of airspeed in a few seconds, the pilot lost control leading to a rapid sink. Missing the runway in the process with about a mile it crushed across the highway and veered into two huge water tanks. 134 of the 163 passengers onboard were killed including a motorist of a car crushed. A seven-year FAA/NASA research effort and upgrades were made based on the discoveries. On board downdraft detection became standard equipment on airlines. It can also be called onboard forward-looking radar wind-shear
There accidents that were a wake up call in the aviation industry. They triggered important safety improvements and upgrades; some of them are felt the moment you sent foot on a plane as.
On June 30, 1956 the commercial aviation of the USA was hit by one of the worst accidents in those days in terms of money spent. TWA flight 2 and united airlines flight 718 collided in midair above the Grand Canyon due to both of them flying in the same airspace. Its aftermath had great consequences, which even stretch to the present day. An upgrade was made on the ATC system and a lot of money was put accounting to $250 million, which was a lot in those days. Of course the upgrade worked because for the next 47 years …show more content…
Coming out of the lavatory, thick black smoke started filling the cabin, leading to an emergency descent. The pilot managed to plan the plan at Cincinnati, with little visibility on the instrument panel because of smoke. Soon after touch down the emergency exits were opened, but the cabin busted into flames killing the 23 passengers who were still onboard of the 46 people. Investigations found the cause solely mechanical failure, as it was an erroneous instrument. Upgrades in the Lav smoke sensors was made as the FAA, imposed a new law. Aircraft lavatories were equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers. Aircrafts manufactured after 1988 now have flame-resistant interior material and floor lighting to lead crew and passengers to exists in heavy …show more content…
Major cause was a thunderstorm lurks towards the runway by a lightning flash. Loosing approximately 54 knots of airspeed in a few seconds, the pilot lost control leading to a rapid sink. Missing the runway in the process with about a mile it crushed across the highway and veered into two huge water tanks. 134 of the 163 passengers onboard were killed including a motorist of a car crushed. A seven-year FAA/NASA research effort and upgrades were made based on the discoveries. On board downdraft detection became standard equipment on airlines. It can also be called onboard forward-looking radar wind-shear