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rhumbline
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 Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject: Chances of survival in the event of a crash |
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Interesting pic though I am not sure which plane this is ( narrowbody with 3 + 3 seating B738/9 maybe)
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sammyk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: Chances of survival in the event of a crash |
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| rhumbline wrote: |
Interesting pic though I am not sure which plane this is ( narrowbody with 3 + 3 seating B738/9 maybe)
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I don't think it represents any particular model, certainly not down to a specific variant. Just a generic diagram. |
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texdravid
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I completely disagree.
The chances of survival in most crashes is usually directly related to the location of the passenger vis a vis the front or rear of the plane.
There have been many crashes of narrow and wide-body aircraft where the survivors were in the rear of the craft.
In the old days, it was said that smokers (smoking section on US airlines were in the rear) had more of a chance to survive.
In most serious crashes, the pilots and first class passengers almost all died. I can recall almost no crash where the survivors were all up front and none in the rear. The converse I have seen many times.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:08 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps, Tex, but those numbers they've given in the diagram must be based on something more than passing observation. |
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HAWK21M
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The Empennage area has a brighter chance of survival,hence the DFDR/CVR is located here.
But then it also depends on the type or circumstances of the accident.But rear survival chances are def higher.
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flightgearpilot
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Not too sure about the greens in the front of the plane. Usually, the front (pilots and front rows) are the worst affected. Crashes that happen while landing or those that are due to impact typically affect the front of the plane most adversely. |
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The_Goat
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| sammyk wrote: |
| Perhaps, Tex, but those numbers they've given in the diagram must be based on something more than passing observation. |
That picture suggests that passengers who are closest to an (emergency) exit have the best chances of survival....The further away from an exit, the lesser chance of survival. Pretty much believable, as long as the exits are usable in the event of a disaster.
The safest place on any plane is directly below the tail. There are several pictures of crashed airplanes where nothing remains of the rest of the aircraft, but the tail is absolutely intact!
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stealthpilot
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: Chances of survival in the event of a crash |
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What info was this diagram based on? It looks like they started from the front and said safe-unsafe-safe-unsafe-safe. Sometimes Nat Geo says sitting over the wings is the best option, sitting in the last row might help but like we all know it depends on the crash.
I for one won’t believe that there’s necessarily a 'safest' place to sit in an aircraft. Ya the FDRs might be in the back but that doesn’t mean sitting there is safer. It’s about initial impact, fire/smoke, lose debris, escape routes etc which depends on the incident/accident and a lot of it is chance.
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If there were a fire onboard the aircraft, then yes this diagram is correct, because a fire will engulf the entire aircraft. However, if the aircraft flies into a mountain or overruns a runway into a busy highway, then the back of the aircraft is the best place to sit.
See, there are disadvantages of sitting up front in F. 
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