Sips'@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agoWhy don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down19
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't passanger airplanes come with parachutes for people?Sips'@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoIf a comercial plane has both engines fail and can’t be restarted, it also turnes into a glider, a small wind turbine will deploy and power basic instruments and controls, check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
If a comercial plane has both engines fail and can’t be restarted, it also turnes into a glider, a small wind turbine will deploy and power basic instruments and controls, check this out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider