A history of commercial plane crashes and what we learned from them
Collisions like the one between an American Airlines plane and a helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. this week have led ...
DC plane crash: What to know after midair collision
As investigators try to uncover what happened when an airplane and a helicopter collided over the Potomac River, here is the ...
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When was the last major commercial airplane crash?
Before Wednesday's crash between a passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, the last fatal crash involving a U.S.
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Here are some of the deadliest plane crashes in US history
Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, ...
In Which Direction Do Aircraft Propellers Typically Rotate?
However, they can be very noisy, limiting their use in commercial operations. A famous example of a contra-rotating propeller ...
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The odds of a deadly commercial plane crash are rare; here are the most recent in US history
In fact, the average risk of an American being in a plane crash is about 1 in 11 million. You're about three times more likely to be killed by a shark and about 2,000 times more likely to get in a ...
Families of 67 plane crash victims head to Washington, NTSB says probe will take time
Search-and-rescue has turned into a recovery mission after officials said they believe all 64 people aboard an American ...