El ingeniero ucraniano, Vladimir Tatarenko, ha diseñado un concepto que podría salvar vidas durante los accidentes aéreos. La idea implica una cabina que se separa de la cabina cuando el vuelo se enfrenta a un desastre en el aire. La cabina desmontable podría expulsarse en cualquier momento durante el despegue, el vuelo o el aterrizaje y permitir que los pasajeros aterricen con seguridad.
El concepto muestra que, en caso de emergencia, los pilotos podrían presionar un botón que separaría la cabina, completa con pasajeros y carga, del resto de la aeronave. La cabina separada luego flotaría inofensivamente hasta el suelo con la ayuda de paracaídas adjuntos. Parachoques de goma inflables masivos amortiguarían su aterrizaje y le permitirían aterrizar en el agua si la situación lo requiere.
El concepto ha recibido reacciones encontradas, algunas personas apoyan la idea mientras que otras la consideran poco práctica.
En primer lugar, el costo de construir y probar este nuevo avión definitivamente sería enorme. Las aerolíneas ya gastan entre $ 100 millones y $ 350 millones para adquirir un solo avión, que actúa como un activo de 15 a 20 años para ellas. Además, gastan millones de dólares cada año, por avión en mantenimiento.
Por lo tanto, tendrían pocos incentivos para reemplazar una flota confiable con un concepto no probado, especialmente porque las muertes por accidentes aéreos son extremadamente raras.
Según la asociación de aerolíneas IATA, en 2014 (un año trágico para los vuelos aéreos), de los 3.300 millones de pasajeros que viajaron, hubo un total de 641 muertes.
El argumento podría ser que tal vez sería mejor gastar el dinero en abordar las enfermedades cardíacas, que son responsables de más de 610 000 muertes al año solo en los EE. UU.
También se han planteado preguntas sobre lo que sucede con el resto del avión y el destino de los pilotos. Bueno, los pilotos podrían unirse a los pasajeros en la cabina, pero la posibilidad de que el resto del avión se estrelle en casi cualquier lugar parece muy probable.
Un comentarista dice:
“Todo este concepto debilita drásticamente la estructura del avión porque ahora tienes juntas y accesorios para conectar un fuselaje y un cuerpo donde antes tenías un fuselaje completo para reforzar la estructura del avión”.
Además, es muy posible que la cabina separada no aterrice, como se muestra en el video, en un terreno plano o en aguas tranquilas. ¿Qué pasa si golpea edificios o montañas?
Por otro lado, un cuestionario realizado por el inventor encontró que el 95% de los encuestados estaría dispuesto a comprar un boleto más caro para poder utilizar dicho sistema de seguridad. Supongo que la pregunta es, ¿lo harías?
Ukrainian engineer, Vladimir Tatarenko, has designed a concept that could save lives during plane crashes. The idea entails a cabin that detaches from the cockpit when the flight faces a mid-air disaster. The detachable cabin could be ejected at any time during take-off, mid-flight or landing and allow the passengers to land safely.
The concept shows that in the event of an emergency, the pilots could push a button that would detach the cabin, complete with passengers and cargo, from the rest of the aircraft. The detached cabin would then float harmlessly to the ground with the help of attached parachutes. Massive inflatable rubber bumpers would cushion its landing, and allow it to land on water if the situation requires so.
The concept has received mixed reactions, with some people supporting the idea while others considering it impractical.
Firstly, the cost of building and testing this new aircraft would definitely be huge. Airlines already spend anywhere from $100 million to $350 million to acquire a single aircraft, which acts as a 15-20 year asset for them. In addition, they spend millions of dollars each year, per plane on maintenance.
Therefore, they would have little incentive to replace a trustworthy fleet with an untested concept, especially as plane crash fatalities are exceedingly rare.
According to airline association IATA, in 2014 (a tragic year for air flight), out of the 3.3 billion passengers that traveled, there were a total 641 fatalities.
The argument could be that perhaps the money would be better spent addressing heart disease, which is responsible for over 610,000 deaths yearly in the U.S. alone.
Questions have also been raised over what happens to the rest of the plane, and the fate of the pilots. Well, the pilots could join the passengers in the cabin but the possibility of the rest of the plane crashing almost anywhere seems highly likely.
One commenter says:
“This whole concept dramatically weakens the airframe because now you have joints and fittings to connect a fuselage and a body together where once you had a whole fuselage to reinforce the airframe.”
Also, it is very much possible that the detached cabin does not land – as depicted in the video – on a flat piece of land or calm waters. What if it hits buildings, or mountains?
On the other hand, a questionnaire conducted by the inventor found that 95% of the inquired would be willing to buy a more expensive ticket in order to use such a safety system. I guess the question is, would you?
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