Plane Crashes More Survivable than Ever
Dec 25, 2009, 6:07 pm
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Plane Crashes More Survivable than Ever
I'd think it would be somewhat dependent on the beginning elevation...
Decades of Safety Improvements Mean Most Passengers Live Even when Planes Crash, as Seen in Jamaica Tuesday
CBS) U.S. and Jamaican authorities are asking tough questions as they investigate Tuesday's American Airlines crash in Kingston.
Everyone on board survived after the Boeing 737 overran the runway. They've been called lucky, but there may be more to it. Recent safety improvements have made surviving crashes more likely, as CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...html?tag=strip
Decades of Safety Improvements Mean Most Passengers Live Even when Planes Crash, as Seen in Jamaica Tuesday
CBS) U.S. and Jamaican authorities are asking tough questions as they investigate Tuesday's American Airlines crash in Kingston.
Everyone on board survived after the Boeing 737 overran the runway. They've been called lucky, but there may be more to it. Recent safety improvements have made surviving crashes more likely, as CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/...html?tag=strip
