Does size equal safety? by blinkings
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To Bill, Rob and all the aviation experts here that know far more about aircraft than I do!
OK so supposing that all safety and service checks have been done etc and the pilot knows what the heck he is doing........IS A BIG AIRCRAFT SAFER THAN A SMALL ONE?
My Wile E Coyote logic says to me that big is better cos the company has more to lose if it crashes......it probably has more engines if one dies.....and it's probably not put together like a meccano set! I've heard that helicopters can generally handle high winds better than airplanes.
But am I right or is that just wishful thinking? The other side of it is that being bigger it may be more prone to bird strike, heavier so harder to get off the ground/glide, and having more passengers on board must increase the chance of having a crazy bomb carrying terrorist riding along with you!!!!!!!!
HMMMM.....I think I may just walk!
Comments (10)
whaleman
When you go up in anything you're taking your life in your hands, just as you do getting on a subway car...like in Moscow...today!
beachzz
I've flown in tiny little planes and I know they don't seem nearly as safe as the big ones. Are they safer, I don't know, I just try to stay on the ground as much as I can!! I'm sure the plane guys will have far more intelligent answers for you!!
debbielove
Well, planes generally handle winds better than helicopters.. Twin power-plants on a chopper are safer.. If one cuts out at least you have 50% of your power to get you to the ground fairly safely.. As to what this is! No idea mate! lol Rob
Faemike55
Wonderful capture!
shayhurs
Nice pic! Robinson R22 I believe although it could be the R44 (four seater) due to the length of the airframe. As someone with left seat time in Cessnas and Pipers, I grit my teeth when I have to crawl into a tube with a tiny window back in the "cattle car" section (just ask the ex (who flew with me on several occasions in both)) and my significant other now. I'll take left (or right) front seat any day. When I was in college, we had a little "stroll" through a corn field after an aborted takeoff. After the initial bounce in the dirt, the training kicked in. We added power, pulled the nose wheel off and bounced out of the field and back into the grass (between a couple of parked airplanes). We shut down, checked the plane out, pulled off the cornstalks, then took off and flew home. I'll admit, we did get "the shakes" later that evening when what happened kicked in. Not to scare anyone already uncomfortable with flying, but most bigger planes won't let you do that (unless they are designed for short/soft field). operations).
watapki66
Great shot! I'll take smaller for the most part...
bmac62
For my part...I buy that smaller is safer. I flew dozens of light aircraft that if the engine quit I could stick it down just about anywhere. Things that fly 100 miles per hour are easier to glide with and kiss the ground gently if the need arises. But that is just my opinion tonight. I have flown in every type of aircraft imaginable in Vietnam and never worried...but then I thought I was invinceable anyway...now I am a little wiser:) Neat looking helicopter and they're safe if the pilot has his head screwed on right.
orig_buggy
Yeaa..I don't think I would ever get in one of those!
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
Katraz
Big or small its not the flying that's dodgy its how you hit the ground that counts , the safest I've felt was in a glider (no engine) and a balloon (floats down gently) but its still the ground that's the hard bit.