No parachute on a plane? How about a Hercules...
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OK this may seem like a daft question but I would love an answer anyway.
Being terrified of flying I have always fancied the idea of a parachute on a plane so if it all goes wrong I can jump out to safety (or be eaten by a shark). Since I know this is not practical and would be almost impossible to achieve I wonder if my crazy idea had any grounds.
I was thinking that all these Hercules seem to have the ability to deploy tanks, jeeps etc from the rear hatch. What is stopping someone taking one of these aircraft and filling them with passenger capsules that could be released should the aircraft hit major issues.
Being terrified of flying I have always fancied the idea of a parachute on a plane so if it all goes wrong I can jump out to safety (or be eaten by a shark). Since I know this is not practical and would be almost impossible to achieve I wonder if my crazy idea had any grounds.
I was thinking that all these Hercules seem to have the ability to deploy tanks, jeeps etc from the rear hatch. What is stopping someone taking one of these aircraft and filling them with passenger capsules that could be released should the aircraft hit major issues.
Geneve said:
How about this?
http://cirrusaircraft.com/innovation/?item=parachu...
'Apparently' it has saved 200 lives so far.
I have seen these before but I read somewhere that a commercial airline would require such a big chute it would not take off!http://cirrusaircraft.com/innovation/?item=parachu...
'Apparently' it has saved 200 lives so far.
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