Marc Joel Atrero

Air Safety and the Disappearing Exits Nineteen eighty-five will go down in history as one of the grimmest years for air safety yet recorded. At the time of writing some 16 major airline accidents had claimed 1,542 lives. The reasons for such a high accident rate are many and varied and some within the industry

Air Safety and the Disappearing Exits Nineteen eighty-five will go down in history as one of the grimmest years for air safety yet recorded. At the time of writing some 16 major airline accidents had claimed 1,542 lives. The reasons for such a high accident rate are many and varied and some within the industry

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Recovery Parachutes for Ultralight Aircraft The statistical evidence in favour of recovery parachutes is steadily increasing. In a recent article (Ultralight Aircraft, February 1985) the manufacturers of one type claim a saving of 15 people in 13 accidents in the USA. Other manufacturers make similar claims. These claims do not tell the whole story. There

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