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People were still willing to fly when the crude oil price was at $100+ a barrel, although I am not sure if a well-designed and tested escape capsule is more com
by 2510c39011c5 11y ago
People were still willing to fly when the crude oil price was at $100+ a barrel, although I am not sure if a well-designed and tested escape capsule is more complicated than the plane it self...
I just feel that is do-able, and had we made a good one now, we could use it for all the years to come -- and that could also be used in other travels or in case of catastrophic event...
- Retric 11y agoSurviving a water landing from an ejector seat takes a fair bit of training. IMO, a backup parachute system would probably be about as safe and cheaper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems Granted, scaling up from a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_D-Jet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_D-Jet to a 787 would be extremely difficult.
- sopooneo 11y agoMid-air accidents are a tiny fraction of plane crashes.