 Although
most of us don't like
to think about it, the
thought of crashing creeps
into almost every passenger's
mind when boarding a plane.
Air travel is the safest
form of transportation
known to man. In fact,
statistically you would
have to fly once everyday
for more than 8,200 years
before you would be involved
in a fatal aircraft accident.
Fortunately, NASA operates
a unique facility called
the Impact Dynamics Research
Facility or IDRF, to research
and conduct crash testing
of full-scale aircraft.
The knowledge learned
here is making air travel
safer in the unlikely
event of an accident.
Destination Tomorrow spoke
with Lisa Jones at NASA
Langley Research Center
to find out about this
one of a kind facility.
Additional Information
http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/tour/IDRF.html
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