Why Is NASA Crashing Planes On Purpose?
NASA is conducting a series of tests on flight safety mechanisms by intentionally dropping airplanes from 100 feet directly into the ground.
Plane crashes are generally understood to be a bad thing, but NASA is now in the habit of crashing planes on purpose.
In an effort to build a better emergency alert system, a team at NASA's Langley Landing and Impact Research Facility outside Norfolk, Virginia recently dropped a Cessna 172 from 100 feet in the air.
The space agency's Facebook page described the situation:
"With a thunderous rattle, the aircraft plowed into the soil as its windshield shattered
Plane crashes are generally understood to be a bad thing, but NASA is now in the habit of crashing planes on purpose.
In an effort to build a better emergency alert system, a team at NASA's Langley Landing and Impact Research Facility outside Norfolk, Virginia recently dropped a Cessna 172 from 100 feet in the air.
The space agency's Facebook page described the situation:
"With a thunderous rattle, the aircraft plowed into the soil as its windshield shattered
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