Discovery Channel crashes plane for documentary

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30 Apr 2012 17:00 #1 by ScienceChic

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Can't wait to see this one!

Discovery Channel crashes plane for documentary
April 29, 2012

Photo: Discovery Channel's crashed 727. Credit: Vance Jacobs / Discovery

Discovery Channel crashed a Boeing 727 passenger jet Friday in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico as part of its documentary series "Curiosity."

The as-yet-untitled episode will look to "re-create a serious, but survivable, passenger jet crash landing with a real aircraft," Discovery said in a statement. The plane was loaded with crash test dummies and cameras to examine impact. The plane was also followed by other planes filming the crash and by camera crews on the ground that also documented the event.

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