Channel 4 to crash airliner

[Garry Russell]

Or so it seems

http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/blog/article/345091/

Garry

[WhisperJet]

"It will give us unprecedented answers to the big question: how can we make air crashes more survivable?"
Oh, fantastic, that's what the world of aviation was waiting for all the time!

Here's an even more detailed article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/no ... -channel-4

Any idea of what plane type (articles say 300-seater) they're going to crash?
And how they're going to manage the pilots' escape?

I really wondering if there will ever be a zenith for masses being obsessed with watching destruction and demolition.
Looks like we haven't come too far since the romans...

,

Nick

[AllanL]

Any chance of packing the seats with "Strictly I'm a Z lIster, make me famous, and Louis Walsh thinks I'm talented Bruvver" contestants??

Just for a bit of interest throw in one parachute.........

For that matter, when was the last time anyone parachuted out of a 300 seat aircraft?

[Garry Russell]

Rumours have it as a TriStar but how much fact that's based on is unknow

Like Allan's idea for the pax load except not Louis .......he's the most down to Earth of all those judges and not afraid to speak his mind

Garry

[TobyV]

Hmmm

It is an extraordinary idea and only Channel 4 would be brave enough to do it. Not even aircraft manufacturers have crashed something this big.

Sorry Julian, but it has been done before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38Dqxsf ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enaS7BPw0Lg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-h4w4vQ ... re=related

I believe that one of the things that was being tested here was "Anti-Misting Kerosene" which I believe was supposed to be much less likely to ignite in an impact situation. Clearly it worked well

[Garry Russell]

HI Toby

That Boeing 707 is a 720 but they say nothing has been crashed this big before and that would be right if it is something like a TriStar which is a great deal bigger

Garry

[Hot_Charlie]

Rumours have it as a TriStar but how much fact that's based on is unknown

Does anyone still fly TriStar?

[TobyV]

Other than the RAF?

720 is sort of a 707, although I didnt caption those clips Tristar is a bit bigger yes, but its a similar order of magnitude (you could crash test a GA aircraft which would be cheaper to orchestrate and contains many similar structures albeit at a much smaller scale).

[Garry Russell]

Hi Charlie

There are 13 so that the nine RAF and four others but if it is a TriStar it might be one of a few more airwothy but in store and unlikely to fly again

Garry

[Garry Russell]

HI Toby

Yes I know it wasn't you that called it a 707

Structually the 720 has very little in common with the 707.

Garry