12.13.07

Mythbusters-Airplane Special

Posted in The Tube at 9:31 am by earl

The Mythbusters took on a whole plane load of new airplane myths in their new special last night, and they crash landed a few myths, but saved a few at the last minute. For the first myth, let me recreate the scene. Both the pilot and the co-pilot are unconscious, and it’s up to one of the passengers with the help of someone on the ground in the radio tower to guide him down without seeing any of the pilot’s instruments. They found the myth plausible. Although Jamie and Adam were able to bring the plane down safely with the help of ground control in the flight simulator, this has never happened in aviation history-EVER! Also, if this were to happen, the passenger could simply flip a few switches and the plane would land itself.

They also tested whether you can have a conversation while skydiving-BUSTED and if one guy jumps out an airplane with his arms spread out, and then another jumps out with a streamline position 15 seconds later and catches up-CONFIRMED.

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