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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by bitL on Saturday June 09, 2018 @10:22AM (#17273155)
Somebody is working on "escapable" capsules inside planes, though for the purpose of surviving a plane crash. Maybe they could extend it to grant you your wish at some point ;-)
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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by ams6110 on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:21PM (#17279068)
That doesn't seem like a very worthwhile endeavor. Most plane crashes occur on landing or just after takeoff, there would be no time to get into an escape pod.
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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by bitL on Monday June 11, 2018 @03:10PM (#17287461)
The plane should be comprised of a series of these pods, each of them as a single unit with a few passengers. Then upon unavoidable crash they can be "released" with explosive parachutes, hoping for the best.
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