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Wartooth29: 2 years ago

Why don't commercial airlines provide parachutes for passengers in the event of an emergency? (mechanical failure, escape from hijackers,etc

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Sephira: 2 years ago

In general, because jumping out of a plane from 30,000 feet, will more than likely kill you within seconds (without proper training/gear).

"I'm supposed to jump out of this plane when we reach 30,000 feet. That's airline cruising altitude, 1,000 feet higher than Mount Everest and six miles above the earth's unforgiving crust. There's no flight hostess or pressurized cabin, which means that without a mask you would have about 30 seconds of useful consciousness before you would black out from lack of oxygen and risk severe brain damage from hypoxia. Open your chute at this height and it explodes, at which time you plummet to earth in a blizzard of confetti -- the air being so thin that you fall at twice terminal velocity, too much for a parachute to take. This is the earth's troposphere, and it is a very, very bad altitude."

http://www.incredible-adventures.com/halo-article01.html

This link might be worth looking at as well...

http://mfwright.com/30Kprocess.html

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Wartooth29: 2 years ago

Well, give en the proper masks and equipment.

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Sephira: 2 years ago

Even if they provided the proper gear - the passengers would not be properly trained in the use of that gear, or in most cases physically able to handle a jump from that altitude.

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alex813081: 2 years ago

They don't care about us.

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josenava14: 2 years ago

i know right?

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bernardoh90: 2 years ago via iPhone

You need to learn more about the reasons why they don't provide that for passengers rather than jump to conclusions

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jflam: 2 years ago via iPhone

It does not make financial sense.
Some of the discount airlines that charge a fee for everything are considering offering chutes for $11.00

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waldorff: 2 years ago via iPhone

Zephyrs is exactly right. The time of useful consciousness at 30,000 feet is just a few seconds.
Heck, I fly small airplanes at 6000 feet and would never dream of taking a parachute.

Fly the airplane as far into the crash as you can.

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flight745: 2 years ago via iPhone

Traveling at a speed of 500 mph would kill you once the door is opened and that's if you can get it open.

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