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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 08:37 AM
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Patent Issued For Breakable Plane
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada has issued a patent for a futuristic commercial jet design that would protect passengers in an emergency by breaking apart and letting the sections parachute gently to the ground.

But industry experts said on Tuesday that the scheme -- which sounds like something out of a James Bond movie -- had little chance of success. A parachute-equipped plane would be too heavy and would cost too much.

"For a big airliner, it's just not feasible," said David Greatrix, associate professor of aerospace engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=1&u=/nm/20040303/od_nm/odd_canada_airplane_dc
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 08:39 AM
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1. Wow...Q's been hard at work, hasn't he?
:D
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Heyo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 11:17 AM
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2. Geez...
I hope the section with my luggage lands close to the section I'm in...


Heyo
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 11:38 AM
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3. I think George Carlin had the right idea...
"They should just build the whole plane out of whatever the black box is made out of."
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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 11:43 AM
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4. Might be fesable for smaller planes.
Edited on Wed Mar-03-04 11:43 AM by JonathanChance
A system like this could have saved Wellstone's life.
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Rabbit of Caerbannog Donating Member (742 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 12:02 PM
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6. They make them:
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2002/08/05/daily16.html
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-03-04 11:50 AM
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5. Why not big fluffy airbags like the Mars rover?
:shrug:
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