Beyond 2000

Preventing Air Disasters (1x10)

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In This Episode: 1:08 "Airbags and pyrotechnic seatbelt tensioners" Chris Ardell-Guiness travels to Germany to test out the latest safety developments from Mercedes-Benz, risking his sternum in the process. 8:19 Carmel is having a bad hair day. Must be those jet engines. 9:03 "Cedric the Eye Gaze Communicator" Carmel Travis presents a high tech device for tracking eyes, making that pesky keyboard obsolete. 12:23 "Taiwanese Aquaculture" Iain talks us through fish growing in Taiwan. Features the longest lens piece to camera in history at 13:57. WARNING: Prawn torture at 17:45. 20:54 "Preventing Air Disasters" Jeff Watson presents a story about air safety. Great footage of a plane being deliberately crashed. 26:40 "Patrol Boat Test Drive" Iain travels to Key West Florida to look at the US Navy's new hydrofoil patrol boats. 34:19 "Breast Prosthesis" Carmel Travis reports from Betheseda NY on new techniques of custom breast prothesis creation for post mastectomy patients. 39:41 "The Back To Front Fighter Jet" Chris visits Edwards Air Force Base to report on the funkiest looking jet ever made, the Grumman X-29A.