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If by some chance the row of seats is not spinning wildly and is just falling in it's normal (pre-accident) orientation then you should see if you're butt is be
by godshatter 5y ago
If by some chance the row of seats is not spinning wildly and is just falling in it's normal (pre-accident) orientation then you should see if you're butt is being pressed into the seat or if you are lifting up constrained only by your seatbelt. Butt into seat, stay. Constrained by seatbelt, unlatch.
- LorenPechtel 5y agoWhy unstrap? Having the seat underneath you gives you a bit of crumple and some protection from landing on something sticking up. In her case I suspect it had a lot to do with her survival--since she came down in rainforest I suspect the seat hit a lot of branches.
- dTal 5y agoNote that your terminal velocity is not an intrinsic property, but a consequence of air resistance on your body - air resistance you will not be feeling when enveloped by a row of airline seats. Even if the seat row has a higher terminal velocity than you would by yourself, its wake will take you with it. Which isn't to say you won't feel your seatbelt tugging on you. You will likely be straining painfully against it. But that's because you'll be tumbling wildly, the entire assembly battered and buffeted by huge forces.