Applying expert insight to understand the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370
Curated by: Jeff Wise (59 videos)
Black box data is the ne plus ultra of aircraft accident investigation. But it is not the only kind of physical evidence. Pieces of debris—in particular, their dents and fractures — can tell a vivid story in themselves. When a plane crashes, it’s common for all different parts to exhibit different kinds of failure. Imagine a plane whose wingtip hits a tree. The impact would crush the leading edge of the wingtip—compression failure—and then wrench the wing backwards from the body of the plane, causing a tension failure at the forward wing root and compression failure at the aft end. By collecting many pieces of debris after a crash, investigators can place the mechanical failures in a chronological order to tell a story that makes sense, much as you might arrange magnetic words on a refrigerator. In today's episode I spoke with Bill Waldock, a professor of accident investigation at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as a source connected to the MH370 investigation who wasn't authorized to discuss the case publicly, so I've disguised his voice. I also discuss the findings published in 2017 by the Malaysian authorities in the report entitled "Debris Examination Report,” which you can find here: https://www.mot.gov.my/en/Laporan%20MH%20370/Debris%20Examination%20Reports%20-%2028Feb2017.pdf Please Like, Comment, and Subscribe! To learn more about this episode, to sign up for a free weekly newsletter, or to view videos from Season 1, please visit our show page at FindingMH370.com. If you're subscriber to the show you can also support what we do by signing up for a membership, which provides a small subscription fee and is hugely appreciated, more here: https://www.youtube.com/@Jeff_Wise/join For a concise account of the MH370 mystery check, and an explanation of what might have happened to it, check out my book "The Taking of MH370,” availalble on Amazon: https://a.co/d/3DePduu Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Contact Us: jeff@jeffwise.net Deep Dive: MH370: About Us: https://www.deepdivemh370.com/about Finding MH370 audio podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JyFlxPVfImPQj3vr4gOAj Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-dive-mh370-season-2/id1750281366 Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/kvko6qnr Jeff’s Blog: https://www.JeffWise.net Jeff on Twitter: https://x.com/ManvBrain