Someones a buzzz kill.. goto bed.

i see you on the ng webcam stop biting your nails too.

Coming to see me will be worth it.

Don't be a weiner.

How many planes have crashed in the United States in your lifetime... that didn't have to do with Terrorism? All the commercial accidents are in countries that have extreme conditions and poor aircraft maintenance and older aircraft.

You weiner.

And in addition to all of that, you also run the risk of being attacked by a goblin mid-flight, ala Twilight Zone.

I prefer trains...

Oh Lawds! I hate planestoo, but I'm fascinated by flight. What if they made modern airships? Im' talking about big ass, kills all vegetation sun blocker, ridiculously huge modern airships? Would you ride those? There not full of incinerating fuel and if the ehgine stops, you'll like glide down and bounce off the ground. Can you think of any other blimp, derigable, or airship disasters besides Hindenburg? The same MetLife blimp is always flying around in my area for years, nothing happened to it yet.

So yeah... I really like airships, I'm gonna have one someday.

What can you do about it........Plane crashes will always occur, but it will be one in one thousand. Just hope that nothing happens......I like the idea displayed in the picture.....Think about it, maybe you can do something about it.

Im sure Mindchamber made it over fine.. im gonna go see him shortly EVERYONE BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR HIM.

Chillax fewl you're not gonna die going to Comic Con.
I know where you're coming from though.

That plane idea is a good one :O

i read sumwhere, may actually have been on QI , that no1 actually no's the WHOLE reason that planes stay up in the air so i supose ur rite to think that planes aint safe, but whats life without risks. w8 its longer

That's a great drawing!

I would like planes like that, I fly China Eastern Airlines, oh god... It's a deathtrap!

The problem with planes is that if there's a problem, you can't really step out and avoid it.
Also, the planes being safer statistic is bogus, because cars don't just crash on their own; it's just because there are so many other cars to crash into. Planes just get problems on their own and plummet, unlike any car I've ever been in.
Oh well. Butch up. It's not like you're going to feel it anyway.

DON'T WORRY, MINDCHAMBER! PLANES ARE SAFER THAN ZEPPELINS!

I agree wholeheartedly.

If I have to go somewhere across the sea, I will take a god damned boat.

Because if the boat capsizes, HEY I can swim!
If the plane crashes, thats it. Game over. Do not pass go. Do collect $200. Thats it. Your done.

Just fly in blimps.

I actually don't find anything wrong with your logic.. cept for the piss bullet thing.. wtf?

I agree with you. About 4 years back I won a trip to San Fransisco. At that time, I had not been on a plane since I was like 3 and I had a fear of flying. I was almost going to take the train.

And it's annoying when people say there are so many more car accidents than plane accidents... Ok... But if I get in a car accident my odds of surviving are pretty good compared to a plane accident where there's no chance of really surviving.

I also like your diagram. I don't see why it would be that difficult to do because the cabin is air tight sealed, so it would be fine alone...

One more thing. That picture you showed is NOT of a shuttle taking off from the plane. That plane is just a transport plane that brings the shuttle back to the space center. Independent space projects have their "shuttles" take off from on top of a plane because they are simply to small to be able to get all the way to space. I don't really know much about space travel, but I don't think a large shuttle would ever be able to take off from a plane.

What I think you should do is do some more research on how planes work, and the science behind them. After that, maybe develop some more detailed diagrams of your idea and how they could be implemented. Hell, if planes had that I wouldn't be afraid of flying... I'm sure airlines would purchase it even if it was more money because it would make flying more desirable to people who are scared.

If i were a millionare, I would throw a few hundred thousand your way for that design, although it is rare that a plane crashes.
You said a plane crashes once around the globe? I'm not sure on the details, but there are thousands of flights daily.
Phobias, fear and paranioa.

Mindchamber is the B.A. Baracus of the NG-Team.

Ross 'Faceman' Snyder had to drug his milk while Will 'Murdoch' Stamper distracted him with cock sculptures made from Hungry Jack mashed potatoes.

Once drugged he was serenely flown to San Diego where Tom 'Hannibal' Fulp was heard saying "I love it when a plan comes together"

Sup

well mindchamber made it to the comic con and back in one piece.. what a baby.

Heh, I didn't notice this post before I left. See, I get the same way. I'm actually surprised I made the trip, to be honest. It's kinda unlike me to actually choose to board a plane of my own will.

It's like...I KNOW it's safer, I KNOW it's efficient. Really, you can die doing anything, so why be scared of this? But you know what statistic I listen to most? That out of 100% of all planes that have ever crashed, I wasn't driving a single one of them...and out of 100% of the times I've ever driven my car, I have survived. Honestly, I'm not afraid of the crash, I'm afraid of the moment where I realize I've made a mistake. It's like, I don't wanna lose hope. At least if I'm driving down the highway and some guy comes plowing into me at breakneck speeds, I know I still have a chance because I'm the one in control.

Oh, and lol @ Luis :D

(oh, also, I don't think the bottom of the passenger capsule could be empty for buoyancy, or else the whole thing might flip over as it falls. Instead, maybe a sealed interior with a weighted bottom so that the passenger area is its own bubble)

I.W.2.L

I want 2 live?

Well as Luis said you made it back in at least physically a complete state.

PLANES ARE SAFE LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I'm not sure if the parachutes would open up if they were in mid flight since the air is so thin. By the time they did open, with about 100 people inside each weighing an average of probably 140 lbs or more, there would be 14 thousand lbs plus the weight of the hull. If they were over land they'd probably die anyways. Plus the parachutes might tear, but you did say heavy duty.

Anyways yes, they could make safer planes. But rich people, unless they are kind, have no motive to do so since it would be so costly that they wouldn't gain much profit.

I wuv you tooooo

heh, well Dfox already covered the shuttle transportation (its to get the shuttle back to launch site after landing)

The airplane parachute idea has been explored but unfortunately a system like that ends up being way to heavy for it to be feasible.

Also the shuttles are being retired because they were originally designed for 100 launches or 10 years and they are already over both limits... their replacement will be rockets:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_%2 8spacecraft%29

But what is neat about these ones is that they have a launch abort system. What would happen if the rocket experiences a major failure like Challenger is that the nose tip is a rocket that takes off the passenger area and then deploys a parachute to save the crew ^_^

I think flying would be 400x more interesting/scary if this new method of generated power gets off the ground:
http://www.thestar.com/article/238291

When and if you crash dont get into the pisition they tell you to on a plae.

Cuz if u do u will die.

Its true the airline is trying to kill you.

Do you know why they want you to get in those positions?

Its because its easy'er to settle for a payment for a death than a seut/suit/sewt.

Be aware the airline is evil.

Oh yeah, one more thing to add to my previous comment.

I'm not sure if you've put thought into this factor, but plane malfunctions or crashes almost NEVER happen during flight. In fact, I can only remember one plane crash in recent history (it was on the anniversary of 9/11, I believe '02 or '03) where the plane actually had a problem in mid-air. Almost all crashes occur during takeoff and landing, like the recent one.

So, it would be great if the parachute system could work during takeoff and landing. Maybe if a problem is detected (I have no idea how that would be done), the seating area is ejected, but with some force to get it up in the air so the parachutes can actually work. I think that's the main problem. Making a parachute system work during takeoff and landing might be difficult, but the success of such a system would hinge on it.

But yeah, I mean I remember one plane crash where during takeoff a bird flew in one of the engines and it exploded, causing the plane to crash. It wasn't far off the ground at all.

Um... space shuttles don't launch off from planes... the planes are only used to transport them from one terrestrial point to another.

that link you posted is to an image of a plane *transporting* a shuttle, not launching one...

dammit, shoulda read the comments first... though J.U. didn't give me a heads up like he could have.

Best way to not being shot is not getting into a gunfight. Funny how that works.

piss is sterile or w/e you cant get an infection just so you know. you can actually piss on open wounds it helps disinfect them.

glad to see you didn't die

I like your theory....... interesting.

i have an unhealthy obsession with spiders

im off guard this weekend hyuck hyucka so tha brass let me go home for a couple days

the air force is actually pretty cool aside from all the washing and cleaning and shit!!!

heres an idea, free public parachuting lessons to any and all whom have fear and paranoi of p[lanes, yippie :P

i was scared as shit the first time i flew a plane, the pilot was an old farmer in the bushplane, more than likely durnk >.>

lets all just take the scenic route, driving can b nice, u get to see the perty... n dull countryside (well depending on where u live i guess)

i survived a plain crash :( damn United Airway XD

My late grandma wouldn't fly on a plane with us. She said they were dangerous. *sniff* She got on a train, and that was the last time we saw her alive. Her train was involved in a collision. A 747 fell on it.