NOVA · SEASON 38
Crash of Flight 447
Episode 14 · 2011-02-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply fall out of the sky? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers, and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this horrific disaster. What led Flight 447's crew to fly straight into a towering thunderstorm? With expert testimony, satellite weather images, and messages transmitted by the doomed plane's computer system, NOVA pieces together the fatal chain of events.
55 minutes
Season 38 episodes
1. Building the Great Cathedrals2010-10-19
2. Emergency Mine Rescue2010-10-26
3. Trapped in an Elevator2010-11-02
4. Dogs Decoded2010-11-09
5. Secrets of Stonehenge2010-11-16
6. Quest for Solomon's Mines2010-11-23
7. Secrets Beneath the Ice2010-12-28
8. Deadliest Earthquakes2011-01-11
9. Making Stuff: Stronger2011-01-19
10. Making Stuff: Smaller2011-01-26
11. Making Stuff: Cleaner2011-02-02
12. Making Stuff: Smarter2011-02-09
13. Smartest Machine on Earth2011-02-09
14. Crash of Flight 4472011-02-16
15. Venom: Nature's Killer2011-02-23
16. Japan's Killer Quake2011-03-30
17. Power Surge2011-04-20
18. How Smart Are Animals?2011-02-09
