How Did a Routine Takeoff Lead to a Catastrophic Blaze? | Mayday: Air Disaster

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The disasters of British Airtours Flight #28 and Northwest Airlines Flight #255 revealed serious procedural and structural flaws in aviation. Engine fires, pilot errors, and communication breakdowns led to tragic losses, prompting immediate adjustments to safety measures, crew training, and aircraft design. These events ignited a collective dedication to addressing vulnerabilities and upholding the highest safety standards in air travel. Want to see more aviation disasters? Watch them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLel46YMQX0eEl1rGQuN2O4j3_qqctQurv 00:00 - Season 9 Episode 1 "Panic on the Runway" British Airtours Flight #28: August 22nd, 1985 — British Airtours Flight #28 is taking off from Manchester Airport for the Greek Island of Corfu. As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud ‘thud’ emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff. They believe a tire has blown, but passengers on the left side of the plane see the real problem — one of the engines is on fire. Within seconds, thick black smoke fills the cabin, panicked passengers struggle to escape, and just six minutes later, the aircraft is completely ravaged by fire. 55 people die. Can investigators determine how a minor emergency turned into one of the worst disasters in British aviation history? 46:44 - Season 9 Episode 2 "Alarming Silence" Northwest Airlines Flight #255 (DC-9/MD-82): August 16th, 1987 — Northwest Airlines Flight #255 is on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway. Controllers have given them a last minute change and the pilots are having a hard time locating the entrance to their runway. Finally, 1 hour behind schedule, the pilots taxi the DC-9 into position. The airplane is soon roaring down the runway at 170 miles an hour (270 kilometers and hour). Captain John Mause pulls back on his control column, but the plane barely manages to get off the ground before it hits a light pole, slams into a building, and disintegrates on a highway. This is the second-deadliest airplane disaster in US history. But can investigators determine what went wrong? Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Welcome to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering YouTube Channel. Be inspired and take an exciting leap into the world of science and engineering! We've got wacky experiments, magnificent creations and special moments that will change people's lives forever. Feeling curious? Good, we've got just the channel you're looking for. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering channel here: https://bit.ly/2Ygq8yx #CuriousScienceandEngineering #ScienceandEngineering #PlaneDisasters #PlaneCrash #Mayday #LandingStruggle #PlaneCrashes #MaydayAirDisaster #EngineFire #PilotErrors #AviationSafety #AirControl