Why don't airlines have parachutes for passengers?
Why don't airlines invest in parachutes for each passenger and a hatch above their heads to eject them out if there is a disaster?
Why can't airliners be built so they don't break apart during a crash, or can be landed on water instead of simply being “ditched?”? Why use gliders in WW2 instead of parachutes? Do plane mechanics ever have to fly to a plane because nobody nearby can service it and it can't take off without being fixed? Why don't mountaineers pack a parachute on their backs, so they can base-jump out of trouble? I'm an aerospace engineer and I want to make compact safety parachutes for airplane passengers and sell them. Do you think people will buy that? Why is it more expensive to fly to a certain airport than another nearby one when both are served by the same airline carrier? Why are aeroplane wings not placed at their center of gravity even though they are only meant for the lift but have have elevators for pitching moments? Why don't more countries have aircraft carriers? What do you do if your parachute doesn't open? Why do airlines lose your luggage all the time? What happens if a plane tries to take off without the main wing flaps deployed? What are airplanes used for besides transporting people? If you managed to suspend a drone inside a balloon (so the rotors didn't touch the balloon), what would happen when at take off? If a flight is almost empty, will the airline cancel it to cut costs? Why does aeroplane fly? Why don't US airlines use Tupolev aircrafts? Why did aircraft stop using variable-sweep wings, like those on an F-14? If anyone trapped in the World Trade Center on 9/11 had parachutes, and jumped with them on, would they have survived the fall? What will happen when we keep a tyr in aeroplane for preventing it from sinking? Why shouldn't we privatise air india? Why aeroplanes fly in sky? Military: Why don't US Aircraft Carriers have ski jumps? Why USA doesn't sell their aircraft carriers to other countries? Why do some planes still use propeller engines, not jets? If the people who were trapped on the higher floors of both world trade centre had had access to parachutes, could they have survived? As a pilot, would you prefer to fly cargo or passengers? Do aircraft only launch off stationary aircraft carriers, or will they take off whilst they are moving? Flights: Why is it so expensive to fly from New York to Savannah, GA? What makes flying so safe for passengers? Do airline pilots prefer flying passenger or cargo flights?