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Don’t
be afraid of
flying! Now you’re
prepared to avoid
the worst and
you’ll think
safety.
What if...
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- I’d
held
my head
with
my chin
on my
chest,
I wouldn’t
have
lost
my helmet.
- The
headrest
had been
padded
as they
are today,
I wouldn’t
have
been
knocked
out and
maybe
gotten
out before
the fire
started.
- I'd
been
wearing
a NOMEX
flight
suit,
gloves,
or jacket,
I would
have
egressed
with
less
severe
burns.
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- In
all the
thousands
of hours
that
airplane
had flown
safely,
the engine
had quit
a few
seconds
sooner,
we could
have
stopped
on the
runway
or engaged
the barrier.
-
The engine
had quit
a few
seconds
later,
we could
have
ejected.
-
The aircraft
had a
zero
launch
ejection
seat
like
they
have
today,
we could
have
ejected
anytime
(except
in the
hanger
which
is a
little
hard
on the
head).
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