Current Events > any good reason why airlines don't provide passengers with parachutes?

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Philoktetes 01/14/21 8:49:19 PM #1:	oxygen masks don't do anything when the thing is falling apart five miles up in the air --- I don't think so, Tim. ~~ Pizza Crew ~~ <cite>Philoktetes posted [p:949511513] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>oxygen masks don't do anything when the thing is falling apart five miles up in the air</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 01/14/21 8:50:41 PM #2:	Typically the plane will glide and the pilot can perform a relatively smooth landing with relatively minimal injury. It would be way more dangerous to get people to put on their own parachutes and jump out --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:949511556] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Typically the plane will glide and the pilot can perform a relatively smooth landing with relatively minimal injury. It would be way more dangerous to get people to put on their own parachutes and jump out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyWet 01/14/21 8:51:51 PM #3:	Passengers would have to be trained on how to use them and the parachutes add weight to the airplane. --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949511594] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Passengers would have to be trained on how to use them and the parachutes add weight to the airplane. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flauros 01/14/21 8:54:35 PM #4:	People have trouble using the seatbelt in a plane let alone a parachute. --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/nhHkg9L https://imgur.com/A3kur0P https://imgur.com/Hj9RrC6 <cite>Flauros posted [p:949511662] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>People have trouble using the seatbelt in a plane let alone a parachute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 01/14/21 8:54:52 PM #5:	Have you ever heard of DB Cooper TC? --- the agony booth is a most effective means of discipline <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:949511669] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Have you ever heard of DB Cooper TC? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Reis 01/14/21 8:56:15 PM #6:	they should just add giant parachutes to the plane itself <cite>Reis posted [p:949511707] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>they should just add giant parachutes to the plane itself </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SaltyWet 01/14/21 8:59:17 PM #8:	Reis posted... they should just add giant parachutes to the plane itself It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object. --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949511790] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Reis posted... </cite> <quote>they should just add giant parachutes to the plane itself</quote>It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonGrackle 01/14/21 8:59:25 PM #9:	uh where would they jump from? it's too dangerous to jump from out of the side of a jet. you'd need a ramp in the back, I would think of course you could reduce speed to right above stalling speed in order to jump, but that would be too dangerous <cite>CommonGrackle posted [p:949511797] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>uh where would they jump from? it's too dangerous to jump from out of the side of a jet. you'd need a ramp in the back, I would think of course you could reduce speed to right above stalling speed in order to jump, but that would be too dangerous</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyWet 01/14/21 9:00:43 PM #10:	Not to mention planes typically cruise at 30k to 40k feet, so you'd suffocate if you exited anyway. --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949511844] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Not to mention planes typically cruise at 30k to 40k feet, so you'd suffocate if you exited anyway. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkDaLunatic 01/14/21 9:01:47 PM #11:	decent parachute = $80-$120 letting you die = FREE ez maths <cite>LinkDaLunatic posted [p:949511860] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>decent parachute = $80-$120 letting you die = FREE ez maths </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RedJackson 01/14/21 9:05:32 PM #12:	people would jump out the door and get sucked into those huge air whatevers --- https://imgur.com/e6aBSof - Pus_N_Pecans original! https://imgur.com/bve6U7T - Error1335 original! <cite>RedJackson posted [p:949511963] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>people would jump out the door and get sucked into those huge air whatevers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heavy_D_Forever 01/14/21 9:06:40 PM #13:	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7fODFm3P8 --- E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES <cite>Heavy_D_Forever posted [p:949511999] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7fODFm3P8 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Philoktetes 01/14/21 9:15:55 PM #14:	Heavy_D_Forever posted... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7fODFm3P8 >mobile link --- I don't think so, Tim. ~~ Pizza Crew ~~ <cite>Philoktetes posted [p:949512276] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Heavy_D_Forever posted...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QY7fODFm3P8 </quote> >mobile link</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frizzurd 01/14/21 9:50:21 PM #15:	SaltyWet posted... It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object. Days why it gotta be ginormous! --- Super Mario Maker 2: Cauca Ape JVC-2R6-4QG <cite>Frizzurd posted [p:949513414] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>SaltyWet posted... </cite> <quote>It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object.</quote>Days why it gotta be ginormous! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyWet 01/14/21 9:51:18 PM #16:	Frizzurd posted... Days why it gotta be ginormous! If it were that big maybe the passengers should just ride on a parachute. --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949513441] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Frizzurd posted... </cite> <quote>Days why it gotta be ginormous!</quote>If it were that big maybe the passengers should just ride on a parachute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Crescente 01/14/21 10:04:57 PM #18:	What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane! <cite>Crescente posted [p:949513866] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyWet 01/14/21 10:11:55 PM #19:	Crescente posted... What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane! A plane would still glide. --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949514063] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Crescente posted... </cite> <quote>What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane!</quote>A plane would still glide. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 01/14/21 10:17:14 PM #20:	Crescente posted... What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane! A plane doesnt just nosedive even if all engines shit themselves if the plane is falling at 500ft a second, theres no way you have the mobility to do anything other than piss yourself --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:949514229] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Crescente posted... </cite> <quote>What if the plane blew all of it's engines and is doing a nosedive at 500ft/second? I'm jumping, i'm not staying in the plane!</quote>A plane doesnt just nosedive even if all engines shit themselves if the plane is falling at 500ft a second, theres no way you have the mobility to do anything other than piss yourself </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 01/14/21 10:22:44 PM #21:	Most people dont have the training to use a parachute and will die anyways. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:949514386] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Most people dont have the training to use a parachute and will die anyways. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SaltyWet 01/14/21 11:10:50 PM #23:	Rika are you a pilot? --- FlowerBridge <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:949515825] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Rika are you a pilot? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 01/15/21 1:04:33 AM #24:	SaltyWet posted... Rika are you a pilot? No but I know 3 pilots --- https://imgur.com/oQHLBrx https://imgur.com/ah5IE8D https://imgur.com/USV84z9 https://imgur.com/PSjlohO <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:949518578] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>SaltyWet posted... </cite> <quote>Rika are you a pilot?</quote>No but I know 3 pilots </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 01/15/21 1:29:07 AM #25:	I think a typical Boeing 737 plane needs to glide at 170mph or it'll stall. So there really needs to be a landing strip to land those planes. The sea is often riskier than flat ground because the plane could 'dig in' and smash to pieces. --- Now is the hour! Riders of Rohan! Oaths you have taken, now fulfill them all, to lord and land! <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:949519060] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>I think a typical Boeing 737 plane needs to glide at 170mph or it'll stall. So there really needs to be a landing strip to land those planes. The sea is often riskier than flat ground because the plane could 'dig in' and smash to pieces. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IfGodCouldDie 01/15/21 1:31:32 AM #26:	SaltyWet posted... It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object. So make it a strong parachute. --- Mind post. XBL:Cyanide Sucker PSN:IfGodCouldDie IGN:SuperPattyCakes FC: SW-1615-6159-5504 Boop Trooper reporting for duty. <cite>IfGodCouldDie posted [p:949519107] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>SaltyWet posted... </cite> <quote>It would do no good as an airplane is a heavy object.</quote>So make it a strong parachute. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 01/15/21 7:22:49 AM #27:	wbloechel posted... This is an apples to oranges type of thing... How? He jumped from a passenger jet with a parachute on his back. --- the agony booth is a most effective means of discipline <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:949523271] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>wbloechel posted... </cite> <quote>This is an apples to oranges type of thing...</quote>How? He jumped from a passenger jet with a parachute on his back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PrettyBoyFloyd 01/15/21 7:47:56 AM #28:	After 9/11 I recall someone suggesting in planes having ejector seats with chutes rigged on them. The other person said that it would look crazy to have 100s of people coming down from the sky and landing wherever they go. --- The Evil Republicans - Est.2004 - WoT [Government Destabilizing Branch] <cite>PrettyBoyFloyd posted [p:949523579] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>After 9/11 I recall someone suggesting in planes having ejector seats with chutes rigged on them. The other person said that it would look crazy to have 100s of people coming down from the sky and landing wherever they go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bigtiggie23 01/15/21 8:22:09 AM #29:	Speaking of 9/11 would it be feasible to have a storeroom of parachutes on the top floor of a skyscraper? People who are blocked off from climbing down a burning building are going to jump anyway, at least parachutes would give them a bit of a chance. --- If reading my posts gives you an erection lasting longer than four hours, you're welcome. <cite>bigtiggie23 posted [p:949524105] in any good r... [t:79239440]...</cite> <quote>Speaking of 9/11 would it be feasible to have a storeroom of parachutes on the top floor of a skyscraper? People who are blocked off from climbing down a burning building are going to jump anyway, at least parachutes would give them a bit of a chance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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