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Old 10th January 2007 | 17:13
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soay
 
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Cirrus, Columbia and Diamond aircraft have seats and airframes that can withstand a 26G impact, to meet FAR part 23 requirements. This is probably more than a human can withstand, but they also improve your chances by fitting seatbelts with built-in airbags (as does Cessna). Older aircraft designs will collapse on much lower impacts, and have far more hard edges to brain yourself on. The latter problem is likely to have a significant affect on the outcome of a ditching.
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