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Stupid question here, I guess, but why isn't there a system to potentially deliver commercial passengers and crew to the ground in case of a crash? Military jets have ejection seats and parachutes, so why don't we have at least something required for commercial aircraft in the same vein?
Is it the money that it would undoubtedly require?
Edit: misspelling
An explosive release canopy for an ejection seat system on an airliner would just release the entire top half of the plane, and don't forget that fighter pilots are both wearing flightsuits and get specific training for the event.
Even beyond the material and engineering costs it's a difficult ask, probably better to just focus on reliability in the first place.
Ok but what about instead of an explosive release canopy, the crew just sorta loosen some of the bolts holding the top of the plane on, then the pilot flies upside-down to gently tip everyone out of their seats
Sounds perfect, no notes.
I remember seeing an article back in the 90s or maybe even 80s that was exploring the possibility of the entire passenger compartment separating from the wings and rest of the fuselage and parachuting down in the event of a major failure. The thing is, it would be ridiculously expensive to implement, and there are very few situations where such a system would be any better than keeping the plane in one piece.
Iirc, when experimented on, these 'escape pods' would enter a spin so violent it would turn the whole thing into a lethal centrifuge.
That joke was made by Miguel Gila, a Spaniard comedian, decades ago.
rare non-horny Extra Fabulous comic
there's probably just missing frames
Is he clicking or unclicking it?
I thought he'd be unclicking it by context, but with the hand position it must be clicking it together.
God these comics are absolute trash, I don't think I've ever seen an EFC that didn't have an offensive art style and horribly mediocre punchline.
