Why There Are No Parachutes on Passenger Planes

Hey guys! Do you know that there are special, super-big parachutes... for airplanes? But even an airplane can have a parachute of its own, why don't they supply each passenger on the flight with a personal parachute?! Wouldn't it save hundreds of lives should a crash happen? Apparently, the answer is "no, it wouldn't." But every commercial airliner has a life-jacket under each seat, so why not shove a little parachute in there as well? Now now, have some patience, because to answer this question, we'll have to talk about some parachuting basics. Other videos you might like: All 4 Engines Failed Over a Volcano, See What Happened Next    • All 4 Engines Failed Over a Volcano, See W...   A Plane Lost Both Engines So Pilots Had No Other Choice    • A Plane Lost Both Engines So Pilots Had No...   What Would Happen If Plane Doors Opened?    • What Would Happen If Plane Doors Opened?   TIMESTAMPS: Parachuting basics 0:52 Why most people wouldn't even get as far as to get ahold of their chutes 3:00 3,000 extra pounds to the flight's weight 4:16 Safe height for skydiving 5:25 How about a whole-plane parachute? 6:28 Preview photo credit: Emirates Airlines: By Senohrabek/Depositphotos.com, https://depositphotos.com/39541473/st... Animation is created by Bright Side. #planes #staysafe #brightside SUMMARY: Only specially-trained and equipped skydivers jump from altitudes higher than 15,000 ft. Otherwise you risk a lack of oxygen which can lead to confusion at critical times. A typical sport parachute and harness weighs about 15 pounds and doesn't come cheap! All the equipment a skydiver needs to own can cost from $6,000 to $9,000! Obviously, it's impossible to fit a 4-hour skydiving course in a 10-minute-long pre-flight instruction. Experts claim that most people wouldn't even get as far as to get ahold of their chutes. On board a commercial airplane that’s going down, there would be about 200 panicking people. Do you think they would patiently wait for their turn to exit the plane? If each of 200 passengers on board had a 15-pound parachute of their own, it would add more than 3,000 extra pounds to the flight's weight. Moving along, using a parachute to save your life only makes sense if your plane goes down mid-flight. The plane would be moving too fast for the passengers to leave it without smacking the side of the aircraft. So far, the largest plane equipped with a parachute can carry 5 people at the most. Apparently, a parachute can save a small plane that fits several people, but experts aren't so sure about big commercial aircraft. For a large plane, it would have to be not one parachute, but a system of chutes. The idea of a detachable cabin was first suggested by Gleb Kotelnikov, a Russian inventor, in the 1920s. This more than 9-decade-old plan is our best hope to ever equip airplanes with parachutes. Not any time soon, but one day - definitely. Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook:   / brightside   Instagram:   / brightgram   5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://www.goo.gl/8JVmuC Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me/