Inventor Presents ‘Detachable Cabin’ Concept to Minimize Deaths in Airplane Crashes
01-22-2016, 12:32 AM
Interesting concept, but not sure if feasible. Maybe they could do a proof of concept on a remotely controlled plane, or just eject the cabin with a pilot controlled plane (with no failure on a controlled flight).
But I have a hard time imagining how the parachutes can deploy properly without getting ripped right off the cabin given it's momentum when it had been going through the air at 500+ mph. I don't think people realize how fast planes go at cruise altitude as opposed to low altitude on takeoffs and landings, where speeds are only 1/4 to 1/3 of cruise speed.
But I have a hard time imagining how the parachutes can deploy properly without getting ripped right off the cabin given it's momentum when it had been going through the air at 500+ mph. I don't think people realize how fast planes go at cruise altitude as opposed to low altitude on takeoffs and landings, where speeds are only 1/4 to 1/3 of cruise speed.