Channel 4, in collaboration with the Discovery Channel, have commissioned research into making plane crashes more “survivable” by crash landing a Boeing 727 passenger jet in an uninhabited area of the Mexican desert.

The pilot of the plane ejected after setting the plane’s crash course, while inside, dozens of cameras recorded what happened as the plane plummeted to the ground.

But the most valuable part of the experiment will be in seeing what happens to the crash test dummies which were placed in passengers’ seats.

The film – which is expected to air later this year – is being made by award-winning British production company Dragonfly Film and Television Productions, and will examine every moment of the crash from hundreds of angles caught by the cameras on board… Read more & comment »