Poster of Cast and Crew in Horizon - Season 17 - Episode 3 - Cleared for Take-Off

Horizon - Season 17 - Cleared for Take-Off (Episode 3)

Plot: Documentary which looks at the danger points in flying an airliner on a routine flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles. Danger points are identified and we see research into airtraffic control, aircraft design, the role of the stewardess, avoiding mid-air collisions, electronic flight desks, whirlwind vortices and a new fuel additive that may virtually eliminate the instant conflagrations
Episode Aired On:
Monday, February 4 1980
45 years ago