The Air’s Too Thin Up Here | Do or Die

hi in the mountains on a hot summer’s
day
dr. Nathan Williams and his friends fly
home after an afternoon exploring the
wilderness Nathan’s in the copilot seat
and his friend les grop pilots the
aircraft but something’s wrong their
small plane begins to lose power they’re
going down
they’ve encountered an invisible killer
known as high density altitude a
condition where high elevations and
soaring temperatures cause the air to
become dangerously thin
in this extreme environment the wings
can’t generate enough lift the engine is
starved for oxygen and the propeller
can’t generate enough thrust to pull the
plane through the air all of which adds
up to total disaster
now strap on your seat belt
and get ready for a passengers worst
nightmare
your airplane is going down it’s time to
do or die what would you do
hey climb in the back seat and brace
yourself be open the door and cover your
head
or see put your head between your legs
here’s what you should consider you’re
in the copilot seat aboard a
single-engine aircraft dropping through
the air at 60 feet per second built in
1947 the Stinson 108 is a 66 year old
craft built long before advanced
lightweight materials were invented the
wings are made of wood and the fuselage
is nothing more than thin steel tubes
wrapped in fabric a few feet in front of
you the propeller is spinning over 2,500
rpms as fast as a circular saw you’re
deep in the woods and seconds from
Impact think fast and make your choice a
bee
or see
you