This New Airplane Design May Help Save Thousands Of Lives In The Future

by N/A, 8 years ago | 2 min read

Do you think it's possible for everyone to survive a plane crash? To safely protect all passengers? Aviation engineer Vladimir Tatarenko thinks so, and he's got just the idea to make it a reality.

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Salvaging an entire plane from an imminent crash sounds impossible. Tatarenko's idea? Make the cabin detachable.

Once detached, two gunpowder engines help decelerate the capsule, deploying two large parachutes...

Allowing passengers to float safely to the ground.

The capsule's design also includes inflatable rafts that can be activated in the case of water landings.

“Surviving in a plane crash is possible,” Tatarenko told LiveLeak. “While aircraft engineers all over the world are trying to make planes safer, they can do nothing about the human factor.”

Tatarenko, while optimistic about the idea's eventual implementation, understands it'll be a while before it becomes practicable.

By Tatarenko's estimation, operational tests and standardization of the system will take at least four years and require massive buy-in from investors.

According to him, the approximate cost of making his emergency escape capsule suitable for commercial use would be roughly $1 million USD.

For now, the idea is still just a design, but Tatarenko will continue determining its flaws and pitching the concept to investors and other aviation engineer syndicates.

Check out the video Tatarenko put together on the innovative concept: