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Does FAA mandate this particular safety feature or is it up to plane manufacturer? Part of me wants to hire cargo plane, put bunch of bunk beds, call it 'cargo

• daemonologist 3y ago
  The FAA mandates that exits be distributed "as uniformly as practical" and requires certain numbers and types of exit according to the number of passengers [0] Also, at max capacity all passengers and crew must be able to evacuate in 90 seconds [1]. So, your cargo experience might have regulatory trouble. The "as uniformly as possible" might allow for a blended wing design though, provided you could get everyone out fast enough. There might be some other relevant regulations that I've missed as well. [0] - https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/25.807 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/25.807 [1] - https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/25.803 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/25.803
  • sofixa 3y ago
    > Also, at max capacity all passengers and crew must be able to evacuate in 90 seconds [1]. With half of all emergency exits (assuming that something like a fire could be blocking the rest, which has already happened).