In 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival. _ The group had to get special permits and permissions to be able to perform the experiment, this included having human pilots for at least part of the flight. The plane took off on the morning of April 27th, 2012, with three crew members onboard: two pilots and an engineer. All three crew members then parachuted out, with the lead pilot jumping out just three minutes be

The history of the Boeing 747