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Joe · 1 year ago

Great stat, but your article link is incorrect.
John · 1 year ago

Contradicts what I read or heard in the past that said the front is the safest since pilots instinctively try to protect themselves when crashing, although in many instances this is likely not possible.
mind · 1 year ago

does it matter? you're much more likely to be assaulted while going through security theater.
FN · 1 year ago

Woops...thx Joe, fixed the link...
edaciuk · 1 year ago

On the one hand this seems intuitive since I would think most crashes would be nose down. On the other hand most airplane disaster movies I've seen have that part where the back of the plane gets ripped off and some poor guy (usually the annoying guy who harassed the flight attendant) flies out the back still strapped to his seat. Hmm...
fnazeeri · 1 year ago

Well, this crash shows that statistics predict outcomes on average and not in a particular case. Apparently all the survivors of this crash were up front...
Andrew · 7 months ago

honestly it doesnt matter where you sit..most likely if you're in a commercial airplane and you go down, if the jet fuel ignites you're all dead! Sorry not to scare anyone