Sunny' 🌻@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhy don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?message-squaremessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?Sunny' 🌻@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareastraeus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI literally thought about this on my flight a couple weeks ago, if the plane loses power in the air most people in the plane are just gonna go down with it. I imagine most if not all passengers have no idea how to properly operate a parachute.
minus-squareglitch1985@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSome chance would be better than none right? Don’t they have parachutes that automatically deploy at a specific height?
I literally thought about this on my flight a couple weeks ago, if the plane loses power in the air most people in the plane are just gonna go down with it. I imagine most if not all passengers have no idea how to properly operate a parachute.
Some chance would be better than none right? Don’t they have parachutes that automatically deploy at a specific height?