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Has a life raft ever been successfully deployed on a modern commercial flight?
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Has a life rift ever been successfully deployed in the event of an air accident involving a commercial aircraft?
For the purposes of this question a "life raft" is an inflatable device designed specifically and only to be used as a life raft and normally stored inside the aircraft, not some multi-purpose or makeshift device.
Criteria for inclusion:
- A commercial jet flight after 1945
- Carrying paying passengers
- Minimum aircraft capacity 50 people, although fewer may have been on-board at the time
- Raft stored inside the aircraft prior to deployment
- Raft designed for this purpose, i.e. not just something a passenger was randomly carrying
- The raft actually worked as intended, i.e. people were able to float on the water in it and not drown
In short I'm asking about the rafts often seen stored away on commercial flights. The raft may have been used on rivers or the ocean.
(Image source) A Boeing 737 ceiling compartment where such raft can be stored.
accidents
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Has a life rift ever been successfully deployed in the event of an air accident involving a commercial aircraft?
For the purposes of this question a "life raft" is an inflatable device designed specifically and only to be used as a life raft and normally stored inside the aircraft, not some multi-purpose or makeshift device.
Criteria for inclusion:
- A commercial jet flight after 1945
- Carrying paying passengers
- Minimum aircraft capacity 50 people, although fewer may have been on-board at the time
- Raft stored inside the aircraft prior to deployment
- Raft designed for this purpose, i.e. not just something a passenger was randomly carrying
- The raft actually worked as intended, i.e. people were able to float on the water in it and not drown
In short I'm asking about the rafts often seen stored away on commercial flights. The raft may have been used on rivers or the ocean.
(Image source) A Boeing 737 ceiling compartment where such raft can be stored.
accidents
edited 15 hours ago
ymb1
74.8k7243403
asked 15 hours ago
useruser
31129
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huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
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– abelenky
15 hours ago
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
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– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
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– user
13 hours ago
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Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
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– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
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And those do not count??
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– Harper
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Has a life rift ever been successfully deployed in the event of an air accident involving a commercial aircraft?
For the purposes of this question a "life raft" is an inflatable device designed specifically and only to be used as a life raft and normally stored inside the aircraft, not some multi-purpose or makeshift device.
Criteria for inclusion:
- A commercial jet flight after 1945
- Carrying paying passengers
- Minimum aircraft capacity 50 people, although fewer may have been on-board at the time
- Raft stored inside the aircraft prior to deployment
- Raft designed for this purpose, i.e. not just something a passenger was randomly carrying
- The raft actually worked as intended, i.e. people were able to float on the water in it and not drown
In short I'm asking about the rafts often seen stored away on commercial flights. The raft may have been used on rivers or the ocean.
(Image source) A Boeing 737 ceiling compartment where such raft can be stored.
accidents
edited 15 hours ago
ymb1
74.8k7243403
asked 15 hours ago
useruser
31129
$endgroup$
Has a life rift ever been successfully deployed in the event of an air accident involving a commercial aircraft?
For the purposes of this question a "life raft" is an inflatable device designed specifically and only to be used as a life raft and normally stored inside the aircraft, not some multi-purpose or makeshift device.
Criteria for inclusion:
- A commercial jet flight after 1945
- Carrying paying passengers
- Minimum aircraft capacity 50 people, although fewer may have been on-board at the time
- Raft stored inside the aircraft prior to deployment
- Raft designed for this purpose, i.e. not just something a passenger was randomly carrying
- The raft actually worked as intended, i.e. people were able to float on the water in it and not drown
In short I'm asking about the rafts often seen stored away on commercial flights. The raft may have been used on rivers or the ocean.
(Image source) A Boeing 737 ceiling compartment where such raft can be stored.
accidents
accidents
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huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
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– abelenky
15 hours ago
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
$endgroup$
– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
2
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
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– user
13 hours ago
4
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Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
2
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And those do not count??
$endgroup$
– Harper
7 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
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huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
$endgroup$
– abelenky
15 hours ago
6
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
$endgroup$
– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
2
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
4
$begingroup$
Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
And those do not count??
$endgroup$
– Harper
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
$endgroup$
– abelenky
15 hours ago
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huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
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– abelenky
15 hours ago
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
$endgroup$
– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
$endgroup$
– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
2
2
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
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– user
13 hours ago
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
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– user
13 hours ago
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4
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Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
2
2
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And those do not count??
$endgroup$
– Harper
7 hours ago
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And those do not count??
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– Harper
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Passengers used rafts to get off the plane; news.com.au
Miami Air Flight 293 (3 May 2019)
More than 140 passengers have managed to escape from a plane crash as a Boeing 737 jet slipped off a runway and into a river. (news.com.au)
There is a list on Wikipedia for water landings, not counting non-jet and not counting overruns, and by checking photos, it seems none used cabin-storable-rafts. The accident shown and linked above is a runway overrun (although it was not excluded from the criteria listed).
This article also confirms the rafts came from inside:
Eric and the pilot wrestled one of the six life rafts out the forward cabin door, down the evacuation chute [i.e., slide] and into the water.
answered 14 hours ago
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74.8k7243403
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Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
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– user
13 hours ago
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@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
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– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
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@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
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Passengers used rafts to get off the plane; news.com.au
Miami Air Flight 293 (3 May 2019)
More than 140 passengers have managed to escape from a plane crash as a Boeing 737 jet slipped off a runway and into a river. (news.com.au)
There is a list on Wikipedia for water landings, not counting non-jet and not counting overruns, and by checking photos, it seems none used cabin-storable-rafts. The accident shown and linked above is a runway overrun (although it was not excluded from the criteria listed).
This article also confirms the rafts came from inside:
Eric and the pilot wrestled one of the six life rafts out the forward cabin door, down the evacuation chute [i.e., slide] and into the water.
answered 14 hours ago
ymb1ymb1
74.8k7243403
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Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
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@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
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@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
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Passengers used rafts to get off the plane; news.com.au
Miami Air Flight 293 (3 May 2019)
More than 140 passengers have managed to escape from a plane crash as a Boeing 737 jet slipped off a runway and into a river. (news.com.au)
There is a list on Wikipedia for water landings, not counting non-jet and not counting overruns, and by checking photos, it seems none used cabin-storable-rafts. The accident shown and linked above is a runway overrun (although it was not excluded from the criteria listed).
This article also confirms the rafts came from inside:
Eric and the pilot wrestled one of the six life rafts out the forward cabin door, down the evacuation chute [i.e., slide] and into the water.
answered 14 hours ago
ymb1ymb1
74.8k7243403
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Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
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Passengers used rafts to get off the plane; news.com.au
Miami Air Flight 293 (3 May 2019)
More than 140 passengers have managed to escape from a plane crash as a Boeing 737 jet slipped off a runway and into a river. (news.com.au)
There is a list on Wikipedia for water landings, not counting non-jet and not counting overruns, and by checking photos, it seems none used cabin-storable-rafts. The accident shown and linked above is a runway overrun (although it was not excluded from the criteria listed).
This article also confirms the rafts came from inside:
Eric and the pilot wrestled one of the six life rafts out the forward cabin door, down the evacuation chute [i.e., slide] and into the water.
answered 14 hours ago
ymb1ymb1
74.8k7243403
$endgroup$
Passengers used rafts to get off the plane; news.com.au
Miami Air Flight 293 (3 May 2019)
More than 140 passengers have managed to escape from a plane crash as a Boeing 737 jet slipped off a runway and into a river. (news.com.au)
There is a list on Wikipedia for water landings, not counting non-jet and not counting overruns, and by checking photos, it seems none used cabin-storable-rafts. The accident shown and linked above is a runway overrun (although it was not excluded from the criteria listed).
This article also confirms the rafts came from inside:
Eric and the pilot wrestled one of the six life rafts out the forward cabin door, down the evacuation chute [i.e., slide] and into the water.
answered 14 hours ago
ymb1ymb1
74.8k7243403
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Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
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Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
1
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
$endgroup$
– ymb1
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
Hmm, how much do they weigh?
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
Hmm, how much do they weigh?
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– user
13 hours ago
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1
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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@user: 90 pounds give or take.
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– ymb1
13 hours ago
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US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
US pounds are the same as UK pounds I think, so about 40kg. Not quite as bad as I expected for the size.
$endgroup$
– user
13 hours ago
$begingroup$
@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@user: Does a military charter flight like this count as a "commercial flight" per your criteria?
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@MichaelSeifert: A chartered flight is still commercial, just like a scheduled flight. (Different regulations in USA, but both are commercial – for hire.)
$endgroup$
– ymb1
7 hours ago
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huffpost.com/entry/mircale-water-landings-be_b_11969142
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– abelenky
15 hours ago
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Are you excluding the inflatable emergency exit slides that deploy from doorways and which are explicitly designed to detach and function as life-rafts?
$endgroup$
– RedGrittyBrick
14 hours ago
2
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@RedGrittyBrick yes
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– user
13 hours ago
4
$begingroup$
Just to save other folks some time: the rafts used during the "Miracle on the Hudson" appear to have been the inflatable emergency exit slides.
$endgroup$
– Michael Seifert
7 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
And those do not count??
$endgroup$
– Harper
7 hours ago