Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2021, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Cited as an example of airliner crash tests in discussions of crash survivability and seat design.
Footage of a crash test of a Boeing 727 deliberately crashed in the Mexican desert, shown from multiple angles inside and outside. It is taken from a Channel 4 documentary.
That is not correct. The back of the plane is slightly safer based on historical data, largely due to the tendency of the front of the plane to break off during a crash landing. [0] If the pilot is still pulling up when the plane contacts the ground, then you’re probably talking about an extremely high speed crash, where no seat is safe. The types of crashes you need to analyze for seat specific survivability are things like runway excursions and relatively level landings onto fields or bodies of water. O: [this video]
Crash test example in a discussion of seat survivability
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