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When Computers Said 'Descend' - A Father's Revenge After Midair Collapse
When Computers Said 'Descend' - A Father's Revenge After Midair Collapse
A father’s grief turned to fury after 71 people - including 52 children - died when two planes collided over southern Germany at nearly 900 km/h. Multiple safety systems had failed, been switched off, or were ignored in the final 60 seconds, and the Tupolev’s on-board computer had correctly told the crew to climb - so why was that command overruled? What did a lone controller do in the last minute that changed everything?
In this episode, we follow the delayed school trip from Ufa, the experienced five-person Tupolev…
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