2007-03-22 19:05:14 · 7 answers · asked by Mere Mortal 7 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Plane Type: 757
Safest Seat: Seats 10A and 10F. Though these are window seats, there are no 9A and 9F seats to block your escape, and the exit doors are just a couple of feet in front of you.
Plane Type: 747
Safest Seat: Rows 61 through 64, closest to the window. The 747 tapers near the rear, and as a result, there are no window seats in those rows, just extra space to help you relax during a flight…and escape in a crash.
Plane Type: MD80
Safest Seat: Rows 21 and 22 have an extra eight inches of legroom because they are near the emergency exits. And they're far away from the engines, which are in the rear of this plane.
Plane Type: 737
Safest Seat: As far rear as possible.
2007-03-22 19:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Catalin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of the tail being the safest is based on two common ideas. One that it is where they put the flight recorders and two, that it is the last part to hit the mountain.
Actual safety depends on the exact circumstances of the incident, but the strongest part of the aircraft is usually the mid section where the wings loads have to be supported.
2007-03-23 03:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ranjeeh D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think this worth worrying about because there are so many variables in the way an airplane breaks up when it hits the ground. I like to sit by the escape window, not because the escape window is there, but because they usually have a heck of a lot more leg room there, I have long legs. I actually don't like flying commercially at all, especially since 911, I just can't handle not having any control over my situation.
2007-03-23 09:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old aviation joke is that the safest seat in the airplane is the one in back, because it is the last one to arrive at the crash site... Not necessarily true!
I don't believe there is one, specific "safest seat" in all airplanes in all circumstances. Each aircraft accident is unique. and the safest seat in one crash may be the worst possible choice in the next crash.
2007-03-23 11:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a bit of a fatalist. When it gets to be your turn, it won't matter if you're lying in bed or trying to climb Everest. Until then, don't sweat it.
2007-03-23 04:06:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your believing on those things...NO WAY!!
2007-03-23 03:58:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
and?
2007-03-23 02:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by DeborahDel 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋