I heard there has been some serious discussion about seat-back airbags for the pax and instrument panel ones for the pilots. A sticking point is at what G-load they should deploy; considering some of the 'firm' landings followed by max braking techniques that are sometimes employed; and the 22 stone chump who lets it all collapse into their seat scaring the hell out of the granny in the seat behind. That must be close to a 6g shock load.
Also, what safety issues should be incorporated to prevent accidental/inadvertent/unnecessary deployment.
Could it be that this was a test of such systems and it went wrong?
Tongue in cheek once more.
Last edited by RAT 5; 2nd Jul 2014 at 12:43.