NOVA: Why Planes Burn

55mAired 1988-02-09

Airplane fires are often deadly. NOVA looks at efforts to make fires aboard planes less likely and more survivable.

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NOVA: Why Planes Burn

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How to Create a Junk Food

Buried in Ice

Why Planes Burn

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