The Plane Crash

This dramatic new documentary follows an international team of scientists experts and elite pilots as they deliberately crash land a 170seat Boeing 727 passenger jet to provide a onceinageneration chance to study the mechanics of a plane crash in real time The documentary recreates a common type of crash a serious but survivable forced landing in order to study the crashworthiness of the aircrafts airframe and cabin examine the impact of crashes on the human body and look for possible means of increasing passenger survivability By crashing the plane the programme also aims to answer key questions such as whether sitting at the front or the rear of the aircraft wearing a seat belt and whether you use the brace position can make the difference between life and death