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Old 11-17-2006, 03:58 PM
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Why don't the airlines equip planes with parachutes for everyone on board? can't be extra weight issue...
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Old 11-17-2006, 04:06 PM
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High altitude drop, it would be useless for most without Oxygen, and $$$$
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Old 11-17-2006, 04:34 PM
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High altitude drop, it would be useless for most without Oxygen, and $$$$

plus those commercial planes are not designed to jump out at that speed.
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Neither point is valid - fighter jet pilots have 'em and they fly even higher and faster!
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Old 11-17-2006, 04:37 PM
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And generally things on a plane go from, FINE to "Oh crap, were going to die" really quickly.
What type of problem would actually allow people to line up and parachute out?
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Old 11-17-2006, 04:38 PM
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it's not the fall that kills anyone, it's the sudden stop
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Neither point is valid - fighter jet pilots have 'em and they fly even higher and faster!
Not many of these people have the training of a fighter pilot.
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Not many of these people have the training of a fighter pilot.
figher pilots have tanks attached to their seats they parachut with those no?
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Yeah. Were saying commercial airlines will never spend the money to equip for a high altitude jump or ejection. The common soccer mom would probably not survive it anyway.
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