Why aren’t car-like 3 point seatbelts used in planes?
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1. Car crashes are often unexpected. Airplane crashes are not.
2. The three point belt is designed to stop the rapid acceleration and deceleration caused by a sudden and unexpected crash.
3. The brace position in an aircraft is more likely to save your neck than a three point belt, reducing the chance of whiplash.
There is extensive research on maximizing survival rates and minimizing injury rates among passengers. Unless the aircraft is completely demolished or turns into a fireball there is a good chance you’re going to survive and a correctly assumed brace position will maximize your chances of doing that with minimal injuries.
You’re free to search for the papers on such accidents (like the Hudson river miracle or Scandinavian flight 751).
Different criteria. Different forces and different style of travel with different means of getting out.
Different criteria. Different forces and different style of travel with different means of getting out.
Different criteria. Different forces and different style of travel with different means of getting out.
1.The ones they use now allow for quicker egress in case of an emergency. 2. Three points would have to be retractable or they would just be loose when a passenger is not using them making them pricier and high maintenance. 3 Three points take longer to secure in case of an emergency 4. The FAA would have to approve a change like this and it would cost the airlines money to convert every seat on every plane. (Airlines _hate_ spending money) TLDR If it ain’t broke don’t pay to have it replaced.
1.The ones they use now allow for quicker egress in case of an emergency. 2. Three points would have to be retractable or they would just be loose when a passenger is not using them making them pricier and high maintenance. 3 Three points take longer to secure in case of an emergency 4. The FAA would have to approve a change like this and it would cost the airlines money to convert every seat on every plane. (Airlines _hate_ spending money) TLDR If it ain’t broke don’t pay to have it replaced.
1.The ones they use now allow for quicker egress in case of an emergency. 2. Three points would have to be retractable or they would just be loose when a passenger is not using them making them pricier and high maintenance. 3 Three points take longer to secure in case of an emergency 4. The FAA would have to approve a change like this and it would cost the airlines money to convert every seat on every plane. (Airlines _hate_ spending money) TLDR If it ain’t broke don’t pay to have it replaced.
OP your question is answered with a quick google search.
https://simpleflying.com/business-class-seats-3-point-seatbelts/
OP your question is answered with a quick google search.
https://simpleflying.com/business-class-seats-3-point-seatbelts/
OP your question is answered with a quick google search.
https://simpleflying.com/business-class-seats-3-point-seatbelts/
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