should first class on planes have ejector seats and parachutes?

[brainhulk]

the recent plane crash thread got me thinking why we don't have parachutes

 

[BoomerD]

Only if the folks in coach get to play a lottery to decide which ones get ejected mid-flight.

 

[sportage]

Sure. Goes along with arming class room teachers with assault weapons.
Today class we will learn about how a bird can fly. Oh Johnny, could you hold my oozy for a second while I clean off the chalk board. Be careful, it's loaded. And remember, it's an assault weapon, not a toy.

Welcome aboard American Airlines, if the wings should fall off during flight, please calmly place your tray in an upright position, return any magazine in the magazine rack, calmly stand and remove the parachute from the overhead compartment, follow the direction leaflet for how to properly use the parachute, kick open the side door closest your aisle seat, and jump. And be sure to make that a clean straightforward jump, as to not get sucked in by one of the turbine jet engines. Which can defeat the purpose, as well as hinder the operation of the parachute.

 

[Mixolydian]

Sure. Goes along with arming class room teachers with assault weapons.
Today class we will learn about how a bird can fly. Oh Johnny, could you hold my oozy for a second while I clean off the chalk board. Be careful, it's loaded. And remember, it's an assault weapon, not a toy.

Welcome aboard American Airlines, if the wings should fall off during flight, please calmly place your tray in an upright position, return any magazine in the magazine rack, calmly stand and remove the parachute from the overhead compartment, follow the direction leaflet for how to properly use the parachute, kick open the side door closest your aisle seat, and jump. And be sure to make that a clean straightforward jump, as to not get sucked in by one of the turbine jet engines. Which can defeat the purpose, as well as hinder the operation of the parachute.

LMAO!

 

[Sulaco]

Oh Johnny, could you hold my oozy for a second

lol @ "oozy"

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Sure. Goes along with arming class room teachers with assault weapons.
Today class we will learn about how a bird can fly. Oh Johnny, could you hold my oozy for a second while I clean off the chalk board. Be careful, it's loaded. And remember, it's an assault weapon, not a toy.

Welcome aboard American Airlines, if the wings should fall off during flight, please calmly place your tray in an upright position, return any magazine in the magazine rack, calmly stand and remove the parachute from the overhead compartment, follow the direction leaflet for how to properly use the parachute, kick open the side door closest your aisle seat, and jump. And be sure to make that a clean straightforward jump, as to not get sucked in by one of the turbine jet engines. Which can defeat the purpose, as well as hinder the operation of the parachute.

Oooooozy

Lol

 

[Agent11]

Can you imagine how much weight that would add to the plane?
Not to mention how first class bugging out would most likely ruin the aerodynamics of the fuselage further dooming the poor peasants in coach.

 

[Murloc]

sounds stupid to me.

 

[lxskllr]

lol @ "oozy"

Sounds perverted.

 

[SamQuint]

Funny, I was watching the movie "Air Force One" and they parachuted the hostages out of the back of the plane. They made the point that the plane had to be under 15,000 feet and going at 200 mph or lower (or knots or however you measure air speed)

So if the conditions were bad enough to force a parachute evacuation I would think that it would be impossible to control the plane well enough to put it in a safe position to actually parachute out.

 

[SamQuint]

Actually just thought of something. Design the entire passanger section to break away from the rest of the airplane with huge parachutes for the entire cabin section.

 

[brainhulk]

Actually just thought of something. Design the entire passanger section to break away from the rest of the airplane with huge parachutes for the entire cabin section.

Liar! You totally stole that from star trek

 

[Red Storm]

Actually just thought of something. Design the entire passanger section to break away from the rest of the airplane with huge parachutes for the entire cabin section.

Sounds complicated. They should just have a plane within the plane.

 

[LTC8K6]

Each seat is a transporter. In case of trouble, you are beamed back to the airport lounge.

 

[Red Storm]

Each seat is a transporter. In case of trouble, you are beamed back to the airport lounge.

Instead of simply being beamed to your original destination from said lounge?

 

[BUTCH1]

Not an option, ejecting from 35,000ft@475 MPH would kill you as surely as the plane crash would, one would be much better riding it out, planes have multiple redundant backup systems, what might seem to be a deadly situation might be recoverable, pilots have done some incredible things in the past that resulted in many lives saved..

 

[SamQuint]

Liar! You totally stole that from star trek

Busted!!!! I was actually thinking of the move Galaxy Quest where the command deck separated from the ship.

 

[sixone]

Yeah, there's no potential for abuse there.

In addition to the Mile High Club, you'd have the Mile High Jumpers Club.

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Sounds complicated. They should just have a plane within the plane.

Planeception :sneaky:.

 

[Baked]

Having no experience/training in parachuting is equal to having no parachute at all. You'll just land in a smoosh and fucking die after you lose control of your fall and spin out of control... especially if you're jumping out of a crashing airplane, which I assume would be at a very high speed.

 

[Fritzo]

Instead of saving the rich and privileged, how about a whole-plane parachute system? I think they're actually working on one now.

 

[waggy]

Instead of saving the rich and privileged, how about a whole-plane parachute system? I think they're actually working on one now.

I was going to mention this!

i remember seeing this on a tv show.

 

[Genx87]

Only if I am allowed to eject myself out over my house instead of having to go through the airport.

 

[Fritzo]

Only if I am allowed to eject myself out over my house instead of having to go through the airport.

OK...I would pay extra for that

 

[brainhulk]

Instead of saving the rich and privileged, how about a whole-plane parachute system? I think they're actually working on one now.

Pffft...u liberals always looking for handouts