So its a little overweight. The launch WILL take place. What worries is the number of passengers on board trying to stay calm enough to wait their turn in line to slide down the ramp if the time comes, and it will. My God, a little investigating proves that the human equation is the weakest point in aviation evacuations. ie: Fight For Survival, Only the Strongest Survive ( yes, pushing and stepping on anything in the way, arms flaying,clenched fists punching at obstacles, even attendants trying to assist) fighting to get away from the aircraft, ME FIRST
before burning to death.
Statistics from the great manufacturers are nice in glossy form, but rewind previous accidents in smaller aircraft requiring rapid, orderly, no-time-wasting evacuations......too many pax.
This is not an attack on the 380 or Airbus, just the logistics behind its pax capacity.
