It might not be a far-fetched idea but you know how F1 pilots launch out of their cockpit prior to a crash?

Design the plane so in extreme emergency there is a safety trigger which ejects everyone from their seats, each seat fitted with a parachute and oxygen masks.

The seats drop down or they eject u into the air... and then the parachute releases so u have 500 people all floating in the air in their seats.

That would be a sight.

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Originally posted by Theresa Yea, anyone who isn't an expert in every field/topic/subject out there is a moron.

Anyone that can't figure out that you can't jump from a plane that's about to crash with a parachute is in fact, a moron. God help you.

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Originally posted by Theresa Yea, anyone who isn't an expert in every field/topic/subject out there is a moron.

in this instance i wouldn't say moron. i'd say lazy, because i think you posted this without giving the question any real thought.

any adult of moderate experience should be able to come up with a list of reasons why it would never work, not because they're an aeronautical engineer, but because they've been on a plane

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN in this instance i wouldn't say moron. i'd say lazy, because i think you posted this without giving the question any real thought. any adult of moderate experience should be able to come up with a list of reasons why it would never work, not because they're an aeronautical engineer, but because they've been on a plane

I have never flown. Ever. I know this.

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Originally posted by Theresa Yea, anyone who isn't an expert in every field/topic/subject out there is a moron. You know more about planes than I do. I probably know more about putting people on planes/tourist destinations etc. than you do. Not everyone is a genius in every subject out there, except for people on TA of course.

Well the difference in our perspectives is that I don't think it requires much expertise whatsoever to come to a pretty quick logical conclusion to this question.

There are experts in aviation who likely concluded this was not a feasible or useful idea years and years ago, if it were a smart idea and made sense, it would already be in practice.

Really, if you just think about it for a minute it is pretty obvious.

Every seat would need a parachute. Hundreds would need to be constantly inspected and ensured they work properly, and there are thousands and thousands of flights per day. How would people know how to operate their parachute? People have enough trouble following the safety instructions as is, most can't even put on a life jacket correctly. Where would passengers put on their parachutes? In the aisles? On a large airliner that would be complete chaos. As you figured out, only certain exits would be able to be used, so as not to hit the vertical stabilizer or engines/wings, and some aircraft have engines/wings at the rear. Passengers would have to line up, don their parachutes and exit one at a time from the back with the airplane in a relatively stable attitude and lower speed and lower altitude. Who would be liable if a parachute malfunctioned or if the passenger died on landing because they didn't know how to use it properly? What if there was a panic and people were pushed out the doors?

I don't think you need to be any sort of expert or aficionado to come to the above conclusions pretty quickly. If you've ever been on a plane it should be pretty obvious. And those are just SOME of the reasons why it doesn't make sense...I could probably find plenty more by thinking about it for another minute.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN in this instance i wouldn't say moron. i'd say lazy, because i think you posted this without giving the question any real thought.

Maybe so, but it started an interesting flame war and *some* relatively intelligent responses.

TA is so boring... and it seems like most of you have pickles up your asses or something.

*sigh* I miss the days where you could ask a question that came up off the top of your head and have an interesting discussion be sparked from it rather than have people lose their shit over nothing.

May god help you bas... you're going to die of a heart attack or something from stress at a very young age if you don't chill the hell out.

I gotta go to bed for now.
Sweet dreams and goodnight to all you bastards

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby I have never flown. Ever. I know this.

me too. high five.

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby I have never flown. Ever. I know this.

yeah, but my doctor said i had to start being nice to one person a day, so that was it.

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Originally posted by Theresa May god help you bas... you're going to die of a heart attack or something from stress at a very young age if you don't chill the hell out.

Probably not since he's one of the most chill people around.

It's pretty easy and takes little effort or thought to tell someone they're an idiot on the internet.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

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Originally posted by Clovis Probably not since he's one of the most chill people around. It's pretty easy and takes little effort or thought to tell someone they're an idiot on the internet.

Good point... probably why there are so many out there doing it

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