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I agree that the argument is about exits, but it is also about training and ease of use of those exits. The 225 exits are large but training often fails as can be seen by the fact that the main cabin door, in real ditchings, doesn't seem to have been jettisoned but opened thus blocking 2 front windows.
The 225 has been involved in ditchings which have shown how the "real passenger" reacts rather than an ideal passenger.
The 92 has been fortunate and not has a real ditching in the NS so it is difficult to work out how "real passengers" will react.
In the fix wing world the manufacturer has to demonstrate an a/c evacuation using real pax - I believe they give a monetary reward to the first off the a/c to simulate the rush/panic to get off.
Do the helicopter manufacturers have to demonstrate a live evacuation using fully kitted passenger?
What size are the 92's windows - they do seem to be very small!
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Compared to a EC225
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I agree that offshore workers have got bigger, I certainly did while living offshore
, but I had a big door to escape through!
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