And it’s not an invention, or “bullshit”. In an emergency scenario, a difference of 1m17s could be fatal.
When traveling, whether in a plane or in another means of transport, it is natural that a couple wants to sit side by side. I mean, there may be exceptions, there are those who want to leave on purpose – but that would give rise to another article.
However, there is a specific recommendation for older coupleseven elderly people, who travel on a plane.
This couple may be surprised when, upon boarding the plane, they are informed that their seats have been changed and that have to sit separately – for security reasons.
It’s not enjoyment. And April 1st has already passed.
A new one focused on “the effect of elderly passenger distribution on the evacuation of A320 aircraft in twin-engine fire scenarios.”
Separating the elderly inside the plane will indeed be a policy worth exploring: this decision brings a benefit confirmed by researchers.
They are not a nuisance when they sit together – it is really a nuisance. valid safety reason.
Explains it: how the elderly are not so mobile or agile like younger people, if there are several elderly people sitting in the same area, or placed randomly, they can cause strangulations in a scenario requiring rapid evacuation (like a fire).
The study showed that the speed of evacuation from a flight would drastically improve if the seats of all passengers over the age of 60 were evenly distributed on the plane.
The study examined how the proportion and spatial distribution of elderly passengers influence the outcomes of evacuation on an Airbus A320 in this twin-engine fire scenario.
were created 27 simulation scenarioscombining three cabin configurations, three senior to non-elderly ratios, and three spatial distribution patterns.
A full-scale cabin model was developed to reflect realistic movement behaviors.
The results show that Neither scenario met the 90-second evacuation requirement (requirement of the Federal Aviation Administration in the USA); the fastest case required 141 seconds.
The results also showed that higher proportions of elderly people, and inadequate seating arrangements, led to longer evacuation times and uneven use of emergency exits.
With different simulations, with different types of passenger disposition, the study found that evacuation could take up to 218.5 seconds if passengers over 60 were randomly seated in the aircraft — that is, together, as they would be sitting in a normal situation.
With another organization, with a thoughtful distribution, in which elderly passengers are deliberately separated in banks, this time could be reduced for those already mentioned 141 seconds.
I.e, with the elderly passengers together, the evacuation would take another 1m17s – which, in an emergency scenario, is too much and can be fatal.’
