NOVA: The Deadliest Plane Crash
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WGBH BOSTON VIDEO
EAN: 0783421413894
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Running Time: 56 minutes
Sales Rank: 20935
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: March 03, 1974
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Product Description:
On March 27 1977 on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands two fully loaded 747 jumbo jets collided on a fogbound runway killing 583 people in what is still the deadliest crash in aviation history.At the time the facts of the accident were shocking and inexplicable. In the fog a KLM 747 began an unauthorized takeoff slamming into a Pan Am 747 that was taxiing on the same runway. The best and the brightest pilots including KLM s senior captain and head of safety were at the helm. What could have triggered the accident? NOVA looks back at the crucial final hours before the disaster when an improbable chain of coincidences bad luck and misjudgments snowballed into tragedy.The Deadliest Crash features realistic recreations interviews with accident investigators and moving testimony from the few survivors of the disaster. NOVA s gripping examination also points to the crash s continuing relevance for today. Despite new technology to improve runway safety near-misses on the ground are still the leading cause of deadly aviation accidents.Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: Region 1. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.System Requirements:Running Time: 56 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Age: 7+ UPC: 783421413894 Manufacturer No: WG41389
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- THE DEADLIEST PLANE CRASHVERY GOOD DVD,NOVA DID AN EXLANT JOB RECREATING THE TWO 747'S CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER.
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- Cockpit Resource ManagementVery typical of Nova's quality. Nicely organized with sections that contribute as a training scenario ... Read More
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- Very well made & informativeIn March of 1977, the deadliest plane crash in aviation history took place on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. ... Read More
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- Has aviation learned anything from this disaster?On the afternoon of March 27, 1977, the world's worst aircraft disaster occurred at Los Rodeos airport on Tenerife ... Read More
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- "We've Been Lucky Too Long."This episode of "Nova" is a standout for the normally very well made series. Narrated by Stacy Keach, the subject of ... Read More
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