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00:00This is Delta Airlines flight 4819. It crash-landed in Toronto, flipped upside down, and burst into flames.
00:0780 people on board, zero deaths. But how is that even possible? Let's break it down.
00:12Well, aviation experts are not surprised, and they credit this to advances in plane design and crew preparedness.
00:31First of all, fuel tanks are located on the wings, and the wings are designed to break off to prevent explosions.
00:38Second, the vertical stabilizer is also built to break off easily, meaning when the airplane flipped, the body stayed flat, making the escape easier.
00:46Then there are the airplane seats, which can handle 16 times the force of gravity.
00:51Seatbelts kept passengers strapped in when they were literally upside down.
00:56And finally, the well-trained crew. They evacuated passengers before emergency crews arrived.
01:01One paramedic on board even helped others escape.
01:04Aviation safety is no game, and this wasn't just luck. This is decades of engineering, training, and planning at work.
01:11In fact, your odds of getting hurt on a commercial flight are much lower than in a car.
01:16So was the Delta Airlines crash a freak accident, weather, human error?
01:20The investigation is still underway, but after hearing these incidents, does it change how you feel about flying?
01:27Share your thoughts in the comments.