Zap! The lightning bolt flies through the air, barely missing the huge aircraft as it wobbles through the sky. In the cockpit, the pilot furiously makes adjustments on the control panel in front of him. His objective is simple and urgent: to regain control of the 747 as it struggles through the heart of a storm. Zap! Another bolt strikes one of the plane’s engines, putting it out of commission. With half of the aircraft’s four engines destroyed, it cannot remain airborne much longer. The stewards and stewardess are wandering from seat to seat, trying to keep the passengers calm. Suddenly, the plane starts to nosedive. It falls faster and faster towards the ocean! At that moment, the voice of a real pilot is heard throughout the aircraft, announcing that the airport is within sight and that you will land in a few minutes. Then, the movie resumes.
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A Trying Trip
The Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained airplane flight on December 17, 1903. The flight,...