How is a plane safer than a car or whatever ? as in crashing or death

[WolfLoverPro]

look they say planes are safer

 

OK TELL ME THIS

 

IF THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA BTICH YOU ARE FUKED AINT YOU>>??? YEAH EACTLY

[PlayStation 2]

Planes are usually considered safer because there's less commercial plane accidents and casualties than there are car accidents and casualties in a year.

Planes absolutely HAVE to be built to, well, actually fly, but also withstand the differences between, say, about an elevation of 1000 feet vs. an elevation of 35000-40000 feet. They're far more intricately designed than cars in many senses.

If you wanted an equivalent of a plane's engines cutting off in the middle of the ocean, say if your car's engine caught on fire or cut off entirely on a fairly busy interstate, but it's not clogged. That's somewhat of an equivalent there.

[Volbet]

Planes are safer because you're way more likely to die or be injured in a car crash than in a plane crash based on pure statistic. 

Way more people die in car crashes each year than in plane crashes. Even when they are equivalated. 

 

Also, if the engines of a plane cuts out mid flight, then the pilot (and even the autopilot) can land the plane in the ocean.

 

Lastly, you need to check your attitude. That sort of "gotcha" way of acting isn't gonna win you any favors. 

[Drak3]

There are less things one can hit in the sky.

[seon123]

6 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

IF THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA BTICH YOU ARE FUKED AINT YOU>>??? YEAH EACTLY

No. Planes that are allowed to be more than 60 minutes from a diversion airport are required to either have more than 2 engines, or to be ETOPS certified. 

If one engine cuts out on a plane with 3 or more engines, that's not an issue. 

For a plane to be ETOPS certified, it has to meet certain requirements regarding the performance, maintenance and reliability of the plane. With some 2 engine planes receiving certifications of about 5 hours, they are allowed to fly pretty much anywhere without issue. If an engine fails, it can safely divert. 

 

TL;DR: Planer engines don't fail as often as humans, and plane journeys are planned in advance. 

[wasab]

32 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

look they say planes are safer

 

OK TELL ME THIS

 

IF THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA BTICH YOU ARE FUKED AINT YOU>>??? YEAH EACTLY

If engine dies, a skilled pilot can glide the plane to land safely. It is usually safer if it lands on water than on land. 

https://disciplesofflight.com/dealing-with-aircraft-engine-failure-in-flight/

 

Problem is if the pilot doesn't have too much experience and skills.... Well, good luck to everyone on board. You are all gonna die.

[WolfLoverPro]

26 minutes ago, Volbet said:

Planes are safer because you're way more likely to die in a car crash than in a plane crash based on pure statistic. 

Way more people die in car crashes each year than in plane crashes. Even when they are equivalated. 

 

Also, if the engines of a plane cuts out mid flight, then the pilot (and even the autopilot) can land the plane in the ocean.

 

Lastly, you need to check your attitude. That sort of "gotcha" way of acting isn't gonna win you any favors. 

i mean most people hate me anyway so i guess i might as welll now

[WolfLoverPro]

3 minutes ago, wasab said:

If engine dies, a skilled pilot can glide the plane to land safely. It is usually safer if it lands on water than on land. 

https://disciplesofflight.com/dealing-with-aircraft-engine-failure-in-flight/

 

Problem is if the pilot doesn't have too much experience and skills.... Well, good luck to everyone on board. You are all gonna die.

if they land in sea that = drowning or ......... you know get eatonj by a shark lol

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

Chance of hitting another plane is almost nil whereas in a car you could hit another car, or a guardrail, or a pedestrian, or a cyclist, etc. etc.

[handymanshandle]

33 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Planes are usually considered safer because there's less commercial plane accidents and casualties than there are car accidents and casualties in a year.

Planes absolutely HAVE to be built to, well, actually fly, but also withstand the differences between, say, about an elevation of 1000 feet vs. an elevation of 35000-40000 feet. They're far more intricately designed than cars in many senses.

If you wanted an equivalent of a plane's engines cutting off in the middle of the ocean, say if your car's engine caught on fire or cut off entirely on a fairly busy interstate, but it's not clogged. That's somewhat of an equivalent there.

Not to mention the training of pilots vs drivers especially help.

 

 

[wasab]

2 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

if they land in sea that = drowning or ......... you know get eatonj by a shark lol

Plane will float. Sharks can't chew through metals and enforced aluminum

[Volbet]

8 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

i mean most people hate me anyway so i guess i might as welll now

And how's feeding into that going to help anything?

Perpetuating a circle of hate is ultimately unconstructive and only serves to alienate people coming from the outside.

 

5 minutes ago, WolfLoverPro said:

if they land in sea that = drowning or ......... you know get eatonj by a shark lol

The chance of shark attacks in open water is almost infinitly small and planes have rafts, provisions and emergency gear for that situation.

It's not like people are just shoved into the Pacific Ocean if the plane has to do an emergency landing. 

[MattMatt]

The others have mentioned the statistics but I'll add that I think it's easy to overlook how many aircraft fly everyday without issue, take a look at this website that tracks commercial aircraft live:

 

https://www.flightradar24.com/

 

When there's a commercial plane crash, it always makes headlines anywhere in the world because it's so rare.

When there's a fatal car crash, it barely makes local news unless it's significant or different as they happen so frequently. 

 

 

 

[Tech_Dreamer]

yeah & if the brakes cut of in the middle of the 80-120 mph "joyride"  you're still fu*ked the same way as the plane is.

[seon123]

4 minutes ago, wasab said:

Plane will float

Tell that to the passengers and crew of US Airways flight 1549...

[handymanshandle]

5 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Tell that to the passengers and crew of US Airways flight 1549...

But they all survived, did they not?

[MattMatt]

If the crew are quick enough and the plane hasn't disintegrated on landing then the escape chutes detach to become rafts. The plane will sink.

[seon123]

Just now, pinksnowbirdie said:

But they all survived, did they not?

Yes? Your claim was

11 minutes ago, wasab said:

Plane will float

And the A320 obviously sank. And that was a very good landing in perfect conditions

[wasab]

6 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Tell that to the passengers and crew of US Airways flight 1549...

Well, that plane floated and no one died so why would you use that as an example? 

[TrueMegaManiac]

Average driver= Probably a dumbass who doesn't maintain their car very often and at best spent a couple years getting their license. And there's lots of them. Doesn't have to be you for it to be a major issue.

 

Average pilot= Probably has taken of school, training, and has licenses and certifications for their field and the machines they fly are rigorously maintained by people with years of training and certifications of their own. Also, as others have said there are far less things to crash into in the sky.

[PlayStation 2]

Is it time to revive this image?

[wasab]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

Yes? Your claim was

And the A320 obviously sank. And that was a very good landing in perfect conditions

Give me prove? A plane is all aluminum with hollow space inside. It has more than enough buoyancy to float on liquid water.

[handymanshandle]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

Yes? Your claim was

And the A320 obviously sank. And that was a very good landing in perfect conditions

no obviously a plane isnt meant to float for a long time. But they are designed to stay afloat long enough for evacuation

[seon123]

Just now, wasab said:

Well, that plane floated and no one died so why would you use that as an example? 

 

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

And the A320 obviously sank. And that was a very good landing in perfect conditions

If a plane will sink under ideal conditions, it's very unlikely to float for very long underwear rless than ideal conditions

[seon123]

1 minute ago, wasab said:

Give me prove? A plane is all aluminum with hollow space inside. It has more than enough buoyancy to float on liquid water.

And a plane has no entry points for water?

This is from a quick search. You can find many similar images. 

Spoiler

http://bsartist.com/bentwheelclub/gallery/USAir1549/index.htm

 

2 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

no obviously a plane isnt meant to float for a long time. But they are designed to stay afloat long enough for evacuation

Well, yes. That's what the rafts are for. But staying inside a plane, expecting it to float until rescuers arrive is foolish.