Sure, it can be argued that the scariest part about flying is being in a giant, metal tube hurtling through the atmosphere in defiance of God. But for me, the scariest thing is the lack of control over my destiny should things go awry. When the plane hits turbulence, the job of the flight attendants is to keep everyone calm. Landing a plane under dangerous conditions is hard enough; it probably doesn't help the pilot at all to have 80 people freaking out in the back. But being calm might not actually help you that much during an event in the sky.
Seats should really be faced the other way around. Flight surgeons say the back can absorb much more shock than the chest. Rear-facing seats installed in Navy transport planes have saved lives by tenfold.
Airplane seat belts really should have shoulder straps. During a crash at a slower speed, shoulder straps can save lives, leaving the victims only with light bruising on the chest.
In the Air Force, they take foot prints because in severe crashes, the feet inside boots are the only thing left to identify soldiers with.
Eighty percent of all plane crashes occur either during takeoff or landing.
Oxygen masks do little for us during the rapid descent of a plane. They are meant for when the altitude of the plane exceeds 14,000 feet and the cabin pressure is lost. They may drop during extreme turbulence, but that is because the panels have accidentally come loose.
Each of the parts of the plane is manufactured by the lowest bidder to reduce cost.
The life jackets are mainly there to help rescue crews find the bodies in the event of a crash.
Between 43 to 54% of pilots admitted to having fallen asleep at the controls. A third of them have had the experience of waking up only to find their partner had also fallen asleep.
In the event of a crash, depending on the speed of impact, it is likely your body (which is 70 percent water) will explode.
In the event of a fire, you have approximately 90 seconds to exit the plane before the whole thing is toast. Also, if you sit more than 5 rows away from an exit, statistically you will more than likely not survive.
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