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Horizon
BBC Two

S17E03: Cleared for Take-Off

Horizon · 1980
Aired 04 Feb 1980 at 8:00pm (UTC)

Synopsis

Documentary which looks at the danger points in flying an airliner on a routine flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles. Danger points are identified and we see research into airtraffic control, aircraft design, the role of the stewardess, avoiding mid-air collisions, electronic flight desks, whirlwind vortices and a new fuel additive that may virtually eliminate the instant conflagrations.

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