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Terror in the Skies

This opening programme asks: as planes get more and more technologically complex, have we reached the point where there's always…

July 2013
Professor Brendan Walker looks at what happens when we fly into hazards thrown up by nature, from lightning to invisible wind…
It doesn't just take a pilot and his crew to fly a plane. From air traffic control to maintenance, beyond the cockpit there is a…
Pilots can make mistakes, but as planes become more complex and automation becomes more advanced, they're making different kinds…
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