Intentional 727 plane crash shows you can survive  1:59 PM, Oct
2, 2012   |    comments   • Share   • Print   • - A A A +
Video: Inside A Plane Crash  (Courtesy Discovery Channel)  (USA
Today) -- The Boeing 727 belly-flops hard onto the sandy floor
of the Mexican desert. Its nose is torn off as its landing gear
crumples like a lame horse. Inside, unbelted occupants are
tossed like rag dolls, and overhead bins spew luggage and
electrical wiring into the cabin.  PHOTOS | Intentional plane
crash    The crash was modeled on others in which a plane lost
speed and power just before touching down hard, then breaking
into pieces. In this test case, after the crew parachuted out,
another pilot flew the plane by remote control. The remote pilot
slammed the jetliner into a dry lake bed at 140 mph after it had
descended more than twice as fast as a fighter jet landing on an
aircraft carrier.  Though the pilots could have survived this
test crash, scientists found that flying in first class would
have been fatal. Passeng