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Hmmm, hows about seats with built in parachutes? Kinda like ejector seats, but without the ejector. If the plane disintegrates, the parachute deploys at a cert
by soyelmango 16y ago
Hmmm, hows about seats with built in parachutes? Kinda like ejector seats, but without the ejector.
If the plane disintegrates, the parachute deploys at a certain altitude. That would be a good reason to keep your seatbelt on through the flight. There'd be issues with oxygen and pressure at height... but it's a start.
- brazzy 16y agoWhen passenger jets disintegrate (usually by crashing into the ground) then so do the seats (and passengers). The "ejection" component of an ejector seat is just as important as the parachute - it needs both to do its job of saving your life.