Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20180515:17:33:00
Because the windshield -- the cockpit windshield is an extremely complicated piece of equipment. it has multiple layers, it has heating, it has defogging devices, it has filters on it for the light. so the windshield itself is very important. it's crucial and it is regularly checked. but, wolf, it is also bearing the brunt of the plane's forces as it goes through the air at 500 miles an hour. so cracks in plane windshields are not uncommon. however, mostly it's a crack and you land safely. in this case something far more serious took place and could have been catastrophic. it's not the first t...