Types of aircraft passenger-escape systems

An overview of existing and potential new methods for assuring aircraft occupant safety

The safety of the passengers and crew is of utmost importance in aviation, irrespective of aircraft size or civil or military sector. Designers take all precautions while designing the aircraft to enhance the reliability of various systems to address potential component or system failures. They add extra engines, redundant hydraulics, flight controls and electrical and navigation systems.

Redundant components add extra cost and weight to the aircraft but the safety of passengers and crew outweighs these disadvantages. A comparison of accidental deaths in India in 2014 shows the number of casualties was maximum in motor-vehicle accidents (169,107 or 53.4%) and minimum in air crashes (15, or .005% of the total).