747 Aircraft emergency slide

Short camera phone clip of the deplyment of the slide at door 5 left. The power assist didn't work and the door had to be manualy pushed open.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• aircraft
• slide
• emergency
• 747-400
• boeing
• qantas
• aeroplane
• airplane
• plane

[toptaffy]

As Marjan8888 said. The operator has to blow the slide at the end off it's service life to prove that they work. If they fail CASA gets involved and do an investigation.

[dmitansky]

why are they blowing ALL the slides?

[toptaffy]

THe slides were comming to the end of their service life. SO they are deployed to check that they would have worked. If they don't work the CASA have to be informed and an investigation is carried out.

[AirCanada04]

@1982FMJ The amount of time, effort and years of prototypes and testing, would make it an almost impossible feat.

[1982FMJ]

@1982FMJ times change. if you had lost all hydraulic and engines then it was ur only chance. NOthing is impossible. they coudo design planes so everybody could escape by parachute pressure protected capsules. it's just nobody has dveloped it yet

[PlaneSpotter97]

@1982FMJ That would not work. First: too much weight from parachutes, reduces baggage allownce and=higher fares. Second: If the pilots could adjust to approach speeds they would just land the plane. Third: the only reason the escape hatch is there for test flights is to make the company feel better. Most test pilots said they know they'll never be able to escape the aircraft in an emergency. Even A380 test crew said that. its not impossible to escape by parachute, it's impossible 4everyone too.

[1982FMJ]

I think aircraft should have emergency parchutes and escape hatch. at lower altitudes when the plane is not presurised you could jump out of the airplane at approach speeds. many people think this isnt possible but it is. its is possible to jump out of an commercial aircraft if the escape hatch is situated at the right position so you do not get slammed into the fuselage. test pilots are able to do this. it is not impossible to ecape the plane with a parachute

[PlaneSpotter97]

@1982FMJ People can sit on the wings and sit on the slides, which act as rafts. They sit level because the arcraft is floating on the water. And you wear your lifejacket if u hav to go in the water. 

[1982FMJ]

maybe they should include emergency inflatable rafts for possible water landings desinged for lost of people. Are aircraft equipped with raft for water landings? Can you imagine a water landing in the atlantic at night time and being in the water with just life jackets. THat would be well scary. THey need to improve on just life vests.

[FlyDeltaAirlines1001]

Imagine if there was a one lane slide and some fat guy couldn't fit and a flight attendant says use the double wide

[XboxJT1]

@cjg2k9 civil avation safety authority

[smilehappyme]

the air coming iut of the sides of the slide is actully power so when you slide it does not become sticky

[DIMATIF]

@cjg2k9 they let the air out and fold them up normally takes aboyt 1 week to fold them up its hard