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“Backward facing seats are not used because they are dangerous.”
“So why are they used in rail and coach travel?”
Because its too expensive to turn trains around the right way, especially on busy commuter routes
“In a high speed collision a persons back could be broken by the force of their body pressing against the seat.”
“As opposed to being crushed from behind when seats break away and are hurled forward anyway?”
Have you noticed that airline seats have a heavy duty aluminum frame undernieth? The kind of force it would take to rip out the seats is equal to the kind of impact that would turn the airliner into a big black splotch on the ground.
“A persons body could be turned to the side by high G forces putting their body off to one side of the seat and again breaking their back/neck.”
“Surely the body can be turned sideways whichever way you are facing. Depends what the aircraft is doing around the seat.”
Thats true, but the fact remains you are garanteed to sustain serious injurys in an impact where your body is off to the side of a rearward facing seat. You wont in a forward facing seat.
“Theres also the issue of debree flying forward at impact at hitting peoples faces during impact. “
“Doesn’t matter whether an unsecured bag hits you in the face or the back of the head it will probably kill you just as dead. The placement of seating is only going to be of benefit in landing and take off accidents. If the a/c falls apart at FL350 it won’t matter a damn where you’re sitting.”
It wont hit you in the back off the head in a high g impact because your body will be thrown forward or you should already be in the torso forward postion anyways to prepare for an impact.
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