Today we go back into history by almost 70 years and discuss three different crashes of the de Havilland Comet that happened in 1953 and 1954. These crashes changed not only the way airplanes were manufactured, but also increased our understanding of metal fatigue. And it’s why we have circular windows in airplanes these days, […]
Tag Archives: airline safety
May
17
2019
A Look At Uncontrolled Engine Failures in Two Different Catastrophes
Today’s podcast is about two different incidents, that are not only 30 years apart but are immeasurably different based on the outcomes of both incidents. The first, United Airlines Flight 232, is one that haunts me just because of the sheer horror in the detail that was caught on camera, while the second, Southwest Airlines […]
Apr
30
2019
A New Thought on Air Safety?
So the majority of the airline crashes that I’ve covered here have been based in the United States, though yes, there have been others like Tenerife, that happened overseas. In the US, airline crashes – as long as they are not the result of criminal issues like a hijacking or the like – are treated […]
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