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Not sucked out of the plane is one of the least important reasons to buckle up. The chances of this happening to any one passenger is just astronomical. I can't
by russdill 9y ago
Not sucked out of the plane is one of the least important reasons to buckle up. The chances of this happening to any one passenger is just astronomical. I can't find any examples in commercial aviation where a seated passenger got sucked out without their seat.
It has happened to a standing flight attendant, and in that case a very large section of the aircraft had suddenly separated.
Of course, buckling up during take offs and landings will certainly reduce your chances of injury/death in the event of a crash. And buckling up during flight will reduce your chances of injury during unexpected turbulence.
- petee 9y agoBritish Air flight 5390 had the cockpit window blow out, and the pilot sucked partially out; held in by a crew member, and getting his legs caught in the controls - it says he was wedged in the window for 20 minutes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_5390
- russdill 9y agoMuch larger windows. Some of the currently unverified info points to this flight being a similar thing. Part of her may have been out of the aircraft but the window was of course to small for the rest of her to exit. I'm really confused as to the report that the cabin crew was trying to plug the hole with various objects. That just makes zero sense. https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/us/philadelphia-southwest-flight-emergency-landing/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/17/us/philadelphia-southwest-fli... "Tranchin told WPVI the crew was frantically trying to plug a hole left when a window shattered." There's currently too many conflicting accounts.