C172 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 109 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 956 times:
Since long-distance airliners seem to be the aircraft of choice for stowaways, Boeing and Airbus should install on all new widebodies, a hatch or door of some kind on the bottom of the fuse that stays open during taxi and takeoff and closes when the main gear go up. Inside the hatch would be a pressurized safe-haven for stowaways. Maybe no IFE. But maybe a Singapore Airlines first class cabin/seat/whatever they call it? Why not also have a chute through which the flight attendants deliver the leftover first class meals?
Obviously, it would save lives. Good publicity too. Think of it... BlahBlahBlah Airlines, the compassionate carrier.
Sure, it'd cost the airlines some money... but it'd save some poor guy from having to clean body parts off the main gear leg. It's probably bad publicity to pull up to the gate with the landing gear looking like that.
Last thing, all of the equipped airliners would have a decal on both sides of the plane... "Safe Haven".
C172 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 109 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 827 times:
TedTAce From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 564 times:
Quoting C172 (Thread starter): a hatch or door of some kind on the bottom of the fuse that stays open during taxi and takeoff and closes when the main gear go up
Ihadapheo From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 6026 posts, RR: 59 Reply 6, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 559 times:
The most junior FA is assigned to this new XR4Ti class and meal service shall consist of a small Quiznos meatball sub with a complimentary Vodka and Tang.
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Saxdiva From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 2382 posts, RR: 46 Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 551 times:
Quoting Ihadapheo (Reply 6): The most junior FA is assigned to this new XR4Ti class and meal service shall consist of a small Quiznos meatball sub with a complimentary Vodka and Tang.
Except that the FA will screw up every time and forget to include the vodka, forcing the passenger to lick Tang dust off the walls.
C172 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 109 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 467 times:
You know some guy did survive stowing away in a DC-8 wheelwell on a flight from Havana to Lisbon. His partner, however, died.
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