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Old 23rd May 2018, 06:09
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GrahamO
 
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Originally Posted by Derfred


History dictates that there are almost always injuries incurred during evacuation with slide evacuations. Perhaps you or your airline haven’t studied history. The sparks that might excite the media come from the nose gear doors or front fuselage contacting the runway. You might see similar sparks at a Formula1 racetrack. They do not constitute evidence of fire validating an evacuation. Your airline policy may differ, and I wasn’t there.

Kind regards, Fred
I was just asking as when someone says that there are 'almost certain injuries' and the published numbers say otherwise that's all ...... history is no guarantee of future events.
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