Back to airplanes... I've been talking with my son and
thinking about the perfect solution to airplane crashes.

Design an airplane with the top like a space shuttle cargo
door. Carry some very light weight high pressure hydrogen
or Helium tanks and a three bag blimp folded into the top.
In an emergency, pull the handle and your plane becomes a
blimp with the airplane being the gondola. If the engines
run, you can even steer.
As you near the ground, airbags such as a car or a Mars
Rover use, will be popped out fore landing. [This would be
a great idea on a BRS airplane to avoid the broken back and
ankles. A plane like a Bonanza has the seats on the spar
and will surely break your back if you landed by parachute.]
If the airbags were shaped like a boat you could row your
boat to shore. But just round bags under the fuselage and
wings would keep you upright in the water too.

It would be VERY safe because it would be so heavy it would
never get off the ground.



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