Is it safer to fit before the wing, at the wing or behing the wing in a Boeing 757 in the fuselage?

Answer 1

Every seat in the airplane is safe. Crashes are rare. But to entertain the "Crash" scenario, most people survive the crash itself, its the fire that kills people. The front takes the impact if it is a nose dive. But honestly you are a million times more likely to be struck by lightening than to die in a plane crash.

The rear of the aircraft is where you feel more of the motion. If you want to feel less motion during turbulance, sit as close to the wing as possible. If you want an easy out should there be an evacuation, sit close to the wings, forward or aft doors.

But honestly, dont worry about safety, its a matter of how long you want to wait to get off of the plane.

Answer 2

The best survival chances are behind the wing, back by the tail. Kind of ironic that First Class is always at the front, eh?
An aisle seat ensures that one can get out.
Make sure that the correct emergency brace position is used - your lower legs must be angled back so that the feet are not in front of the knees. Do not interlock your fingers. Know how many seats there are between you and the nearest emergency exit. Get out as quickly as possible.

Statistically, they say, it is safer to fly the atlantic than to walk to the shops.

If it goes bang at 30,000 feet there aren't going to be survivors but for something like an undercarriage failure most people should be unhurt.

Answer 3

In the event that there are ANY survivors, the breakdown is something like this:

Front of the plane: Dead first, from impact

Back of the plane: Dead very soon afterwards, from flames or smoke inhalation.

Center, near the wing: Pros, if relatively low speed, level collision, near the ground, wings are often torn off, throwing any passengers nearby out of the plane -- clear of the collision and flames. Cons, being thrown - or sucked - out of the plane at anything above 50 feet or so means death anyway.

I often fly from Tokyo to Washington DC, and I usually request a seat as far away from children as possible; the way I see it, trapped next to a toddler for 15 hours is far worse snuffing it instantly in a mid-air collision.

Answer 4

Best place to sit on a plane is in business class, but if you can't afford that, then sit as close to the front of the plane as possible. That way you are the last person on but the first person of. Deplaning takes longer than boarding. I never sit at the back because it takes 20 minutes to get of the plane. They also serve the food and drinks from the front of the plane first, so if you sit in the back, you get to wait for your food, and most of the good selections are gone by that time.

Answer 5

If the plane loses power at high altitude and crashes,no seat is
safe. I'll take a bus,train or ship.

Answer 6

the strongest part of the airplane is over the wing, but if the plane crashes, it doesn't matter where you are sitting.

Answer 7

I sit anywhere near an exit window or door.

Answer 8

It doesn't matter where you sit---if the plane crashes you will be dead! Sorry to break the bad news.....