Why are parachutes not provided in airplanes?

Question

Were they never used?

Answer 1

The airspeed not to mention the lack of oxygen at altitude makes it a no option.

Answer 2

Because the use of a parachute requires proper training on:
- how to operate it;
- when to deploy it (at what altitude, maximum and minimum);
- the limitations of a parachute;
- the proper techniques to use in the landing sequence;

In a civilian airliner for instance, the only "safe" spot to jump out and deploy it would be in the aft (rear) of the airplane.

Its also impractical because,
- most civilians have no experience in using one;

- its costly to take up a course individually for the sake of learning to use something that they probably would not use at all;

- unlike life-preservers which are simple enough to learn and use in minutes, parachutes are by far more complex;

- parachutes are bulky to stow on-board an aircraft;

Watching 60 military paratroopers jump clear an aircraft takes only less than a minute or so, the same amount of civilians might take forever.

Answer 3

Weight and training. Each passengers carry on baggage would weigh less than parachutes. Jumping out of a plane and getting sucked into an engine, bad. And parachute requires lessons how to hit the ground and when to pull the ripcord.

Answer 4

It would be extremely unreasonable. Beside the fact that it would require costly training, each passenger would need to jump out of the aircraft via the cabin doors (the only location possible). One might say that the same is done for an emergency evacuation on land, but in the even of an emergency inflight, it would be near impossible to open the doors. Also, imagine all of the passengers running about the cabin with their bulky parachutes.

Of course, there is also the risk of being sucked into the engines.

Answer 5

First, everyone's answers referring to safety, training, and weight are correct. It's much safer to trust the pilots to do all they can in the event of an emergency than to freak and try to bail out. An airplane generally does not fall out of the sky unless a wing gets shot off or something along those lines, so the best thing for you to do in the event of emergency is to brace for impact, comply with crew instructions, and to trust those who have spent years training for every imaginable contingency while you enjoy the rare pleasure of flight in a gigantic glider. For the military personnel and enthusiasts who answered earlier, though, you have to admit that it'd be pretty sweet to catch a HALO jump from a 737...

Answer 6

Cos to use one, one should be trained, so just imagine if each passenger had to learn to use a parachute and then fly. Also crashes occur mostly while landing and takeoff. And if there is trouble when the plane is cruising the pilot would dive the plane and try to land.

Answer 7

How long do you think it would take the freakin' cattle on airplanes to get their 'chutes on, get to the emergency exit and jump? It would never work. People are slooooooow and stupid. Think how long it takes the idiots to get on the plane and into their seats! You'd have crashed long before even a few people got out with their parachutes.

Answer 8

There is one manufacturer that has a built in parachute. It allows the whole plane to land softly. Personally, if you can't afford to keep your plane in top running condition, then you shouldn't fly it. It's just something else to go wrong.
Remember, also, that every problem has a solution, but by the same token every solution has a problem.

Answer 9

Most plane crashes occur in connection to take-off and landing. A parachute wouldn't be of any use there.

Answer 10

hi,
parachutes are not used in airplanes until there is any problem in the aircraft or the plane has met any accident.

Answer 11

if you are refering to airlines airplanes, it is because people do not take lessons on how to operate them or pay the additional thousand to cover the cost of the chute and 99% of the time there is no time to use it anyway

oh and airspeed and oxygen is not really a big issue, but did you ever hear that flying is safer that driving a car? improve cars first and then...