CONTROLLED CRASH, PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Part 3 | The Archive Project

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Description

Covers Federal Aviation Administration test to determine crash effects on passengers. Shows a Lockheed Constellation 1049, with nose gear mounted on guide rail, taxiing at high speed into an embankment. 1) High speed footage of Constellation taxiing. 2) Smoke rising from embankment after crash. 3) Workers loading recording instruments in Constellation. 4) Sensors mounted on side of Constellation fuselage. 5) Nose gear secured to guide rail. 6) Embankment at end of track. 7) Crash damaged Constellation on embankment.

Collection

Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities

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Date

1964-09-03

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TRT

3:05

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