The Safety Factor

Series: Nova Series

Year Published: 1979

Creator: WGBH

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Looks at the realities of airline safety, using a flight from London to Los Angeles as a case study. Examines crew training and responsibilities, equipment maintenance and air traffic control systems. Explores the role of the aircraft builder in design, construction and updating to ensure safety. Studies remedies inherent in flying and shows prototypes of flight and control systems operated by computers.


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