What the records say
- When
- 1 Dec 1984
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 34.85° N, 117.82° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Controlled Impact Demonstration.
Summary
Controlled Impact Demonstration: NASA intentionally crashes a remote controlled Boeing 720.
Controlled Impact Demonstration
1984 crash test of a Boeing 720
The Controlled Impact Demonstration was a joint project between NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that intentionally crashed a remotely controlled Boeing 720 aircraft to acquire data and test new technologies to aid passenger and crew survival.
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