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Airplane airbags are
Andy Pazstor, "Putting Air Bags In The Air"
Airplane airbags are airbags
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate extremely quickly, then quickly deflate during a collision. It consists of the airbag cushion, a flexible fabric bag, an inflation module, and an impact sensor. T ...
that are located in the seat belts on some airplane
An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, Propeller (aircraft), propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurat ...
s. They are designed to lessen the impact of crashes with minor injuries. Dependent on an airline's choice of installation, airplane airbags are most often installed in First class, Business class, Premium Economy, and Economy bulkhead/exit row seats. The seat belt-located mechanism can preclude concomitant use with seat belt extenders; i.e., the use of seat belt extenders deactivates the airbag mechanism. As a result, some airlines may require seat belt extender users to be reassigned to seats without airbags.
Airlines which use airplane airbags include, but are not limited to:
See also
* AirbagReferences
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The Wall Street Journal
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, November 16, 2006.
Aircraft emergency systems
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