why don't the airlines offer parachutes at least ?
2006-11-11 03:17:43 · 7 answers · asked by cwgirl_29 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
At high altitudes the atmosphere is thinner, giving less aerodynamic resistance to the aircraft. Jet engines operate very efficiently at altitudes up to 35000 feet because of the cold air temperature.
A parachute will do you no good at 35000 feet without full oxygen and warm clothes for the trip down, assuming you could safely exit a commercial plane while at that altitude, which you can not.
2006-11-11 03:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fly into the jet stream, a series of air currents that go around the world in a similar way to ocean currents do, that way they use less fuel, and can fly faster. The jet stream is why it takes less time to fly to Europe from the US than the other way round, they mostly flow west to east. Flying higher also means less sound pollution on the ground. I'd imagine aircraft also fly higher because the air is thinner the higher you go, which means there is less resistance, though I don't know for certain...
Airlines don't give parachutes because most people don't know how to use them, and plus you'd have lots of injured survivers scattered over maybe hundreds of miles.
2006-11-11 03:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 To conserve Fuel.
#2 So there is more Room for Flying long Distances
#3 to Keep from Running into Small Planes that can not Fly as High.
2006-11-11 03:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by everett A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when they fly higher the air is thinner and is easier to push threw the air i guess. umm and they dont have enough room for parachuets it would take up alot of space and if you need them most lilkly you wouldnt beable to get out of the airplane in time and even if you did you would get hit by the exuest and that would hurt you really bad or kill you so there is no reason for parachuets
2006-11-11 07:46:28 · answer #4 · answered by soccerknocker199 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel the same way. whenever i am in a plane i get the fright. but rest assure everything goes well. and they do offer parachutes...its under the seat. dont worry, you will be fine.
2006-11-11 04:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by atahsina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they fly that high they do not have to face atmospheric disturbances and save heavily on fuel and that at good speeds
2006-11-11 03:21:09 · answer #6 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is less wind resistance so they save fuel and it takes them less time.
2006-11-11 12:40:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋