pure economics. safety devices could be installed that would make the aircraft much safer. to do so would make them heavier which would increase costs, lower the payoff load (passenger count) and slow them down. Why do that? air travel is already far more safe than land travel. the most dangerous and deadly part of any flight is the ride to and from the airport.
Originally posted by wormwoodCan't planes ditch their fuel if it all goes tits up? That is assuming that they have time to do this.
they should have a cyanide pill. cheap, light, and way better than burning alive in the crash with two crushed feet. (if memory serves, 90% of the victims, or something like that, survive the crash but burn alive.)
or a phil collins record. surely people would rather face the flames than phil.
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Yes, we could have people have heavy uncomfortable parachutes strapped to their back before they board the craft. Instructed that if the whole of the top half of the plane flies off, you jump out of the plane (and try to avoid getting sucked into the engine). Wait about 10 seconds and pull the rip cord.
I am sure many people will be encouraged to fly then. 🙂
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Originally posted by ivan2908What, you mean, open-topped, with 10 metres squared of deck space per passenger, and cruising at an altitude and speed that probably wouldn't get you safely over the Alps and certainly wouldn't get you from London to Rome within 8 hours?
that's my point. Why is modern jet liner built that way that you can not jump with a parachute ?
Nah, couldn't think of a single reason why jet liners aren't built that way.
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Originally posted by jimslyp69Because apparently some of the content belongs to Sony Music Entertainment, and they restrict where it can be played. (Or as the video tells me, 'Denne videoen omfatter innhold fra Sony Music Entertainment. Den er ikke tilgjengelig i ditt land.'😉
Where do Sony come into it all?