Why aren’t car-like 3 point seatbelts used in planes?
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They do in business class. Not sure why they are ok with everyone getting injured in the cheap seats but up front they give us airbags and helmets too.
They do in business class. Not sure why they are ok with everyone getting injured in the cheap seats but up front they give us airbags and helmets too.
Soooo airbags are out of the question?
Soooo airbags are out of the question?
Soooo airbags are out of the question?
Seat belts in cars work with airbags. While the seat belt holds most of you torso in place, your head can still whip around during a crash causing a significant head injury. You don’t have airbags on planes. So instead, they tell you to brace by bending forward. This makes it so your head minimizes it’s travel during crash, which helps mitigate head injuries. This of course is only effective when the pilot can do a soft crash landing.
Seat belts in cars work with airbags. While the seat belt holds most of you torso in place, your head can still whip around during a crash causing a significant head injury. You don’t have airbags on planes. So instead, they tell you to brace by bending forward. This makes it so your head minimizes it’s travel during crash, which helps mitigate head injuries. This of course is only effective when the pilot can do a soft crash landing.
Seat belts in cars work with airbags. While the seat belt holds most of you torso in place, your head can still whip around during a crash causing a significant head injury. You don’t have airbags on planes. So instead, they tell you to brace by bending forward. This makes it so your head minimizes it’s travel during crash, which helps mitigate head injuries. This of course is only effective when the pilot can do a soft crash landing.
Many newer light aircraft do. The Cessna 172SP I fly has a 3 point seatbelt with airbags built into the belt. I suppose it’s more for keeping your body in the seat during turbulence because any head on collision in that is going to kill you
Many newer light aircraft do. The Cessna 172SP I fly has a 3 point seatbelt with airbags built into the belt. I suppose it’s more for keeping your body in the seat during turbulence because any head on collision in that is going to kill you
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