Cleared for Take-Off

Tv Series
Tv Show :
Horizon
1980
Episode Number :3
Rate : Not Rated
RunTime :60 mins
Air Date :1980-02-04
Story : Documentary which looks at the danger points in flying an airliner on a routine flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles. Danger points are identified and we see research into airtraffic control, aircraft design, the role of the stewardess, avoiding mid-air collisions, electronic flight desks, whirlwind vortices and a new fuel additive that may virtually eliminate the instant conflagrations.