Today, air travel has become so popular that the frequency of use of aircraft for tourists is equal to cars and trains. However, air travel seems to many to be very dangerous and not entirely reliable. Is this true, how do our perceptions of the dangers of air travel compare with statistics, and how often do planes crash?
Choosing transport for travel
During the period of long-awaited vacations and long holidays, many are faced with the problem of choosing the mode of transport for traveling abroad to hot beaches or snow-covered ski resorts. And it is complicated, because you need to correlate many factors, such as ease of movement, the price tag for the trip itself, and, most importantly, safety. Let's look at statistical studies and find out how often planes crash and whether the scale of this is really as fatal as people think.
Trains are safer - misleading or not?
According to statistical studies, the safestThe mode of transportation for people is the train. Slightly higher rating for the train. Airplanes do not inspire confidence among the population in the world at all. Only sixteen percent of the respondents believe in their complete reliability. If we take into account cars, then their safety rating is generally low, because they are initially considered very traumatic for traveling long distances.
However, in the struggle between different modes of transport in terms of reliability, everything is not so simple. Airplanes, according to many years of research by experts in air crashes and statistical studies, are rightfully recognized as the safest mode of transport. Nevertheless, people, despite official scientific evidence, still do not trust them. Why is this happening? Maybe the news that a plane has crashed somewhere really scares tourists? Let's look into the situation.
The plane is not safe?
Statistics, although an exact science, but the final result is very dependent on the method of calculation. When determining the level of aircraft safety, the number of tragic events per total number of kilometers of flights is taken. It is this type of calculation that is mainly used by extras, and it is its results that are published in official sources.
The whole secret lies in the fact that most disasters occur during takeoffs and landings. Plane crashes are much less common on the way. But this method of calculation is very beneficial for transport companies, and they often use it so as not to discourage touristschoose air travel for transportation. Nevertheless, such an indicator as those who died in a plane crash (their number) during takeoff and landing accidents is becoming very large.
If we take into account the calculation of tragic cases for the total mileage of movement, then the most dangerous will be two types of movement - a motorcycle and walking. One has only to look at the summary of the tragic moments in any city and you can see that a lot of pedestrians die, even more than motorcyclists.
If you study other methods of statistical research, then the plane will give way to the train for safety. For example, in terms of the number of deaths of passengers on the number of trips and the speed of movement, air travel is the most unfavorable.
When considering other research methods, it turns out that trains are the best way to travel. So it's not for nothing that tourists are feverish from the mere news that a plane has crashed, and a trip by rail rightfully has a safety advantage in people's minds.
Ranking of the safest airlines
Be that as it may, you still have to fly, as there are resorts where you simply can’t get to any other mode of transport, but you really want to. Despite bad forecasts, negative reviews and gloomy opinions, our country is still not the weakest in terms of air travel safety. But the United States has been a leader in the fall of aircraft for quite a long period of time. If you build a rating by country-ownersaircraft, we can say that the top five include Finland, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. It is the companies of this five that are worth flying, and then no air disaster will be terrible. Russia is in sixteenth place in this rating with Transaero.
Causes of plane crashes
Why do planes crash? Tourists, before choosing an airline, give preference to companies with the "youngest" modes of transport in terms of service life. However, this is not at all supported by statistics. According to them, in Russia the company with the most unworn transport fleet is Aeroflot. The age of operation of its aircraft is less than five years. However, Finland, which occupies a leading position in flight safety and a small number of air crashes, has a service life of its machines for more than nine years.
This fact indicates that a plane crash due to wear and tear and service life is unlikely. By choosing an airline based on the criterion of a small age limit for its transport, the probability of a fall does not decrease at all. If we look at the statistics, we can see that a greater number of air crashes occur due to the human factor, and there is no escape from this.
How to beat the fear of flying: tips
How to overcome your fear of flying, because there are situations when traveling by plane is simply unavoidable. Psychologists give good advice on this matter. If the fear is caused by any disorder inpsyche, whether it is a fear of heights, panic attacks or a fear of a small enclosed space, then these problems need to be addressed.
However, in many cases, the fear is caused by the lack of full personal control over the situation and the safety of the flight. This must be accepted as inevitable, because any movement by transport depends little on us. Therefore, it is recommended that when flying by air, just relax and distract from bad thoughts by watching a movie on a tablet or listening to pleasant music. Never use alcohol as a stress reliever. In fact, if he dulls his nervous state, then for a very short time, and then the problem will only get worse. Fear of flying should be de alt with first of all with yourself. There is no need to simply wag your nerves, taking into account the information of the news channels about how often planes crash, but you just need to calm down and try to get your emotions under control.
Which planes are more likely to crash?
If we turn to world statistics, the most unreliable can be recognized as "Boeing", the second in terms of the number of falls is "An", in third place is "Il". If we turn to Russian studies, we can see that the most "falling" in our country will be "An". Why do planes crash? In 2005 alone, as many as nine cars of this brand crashed in Russia. In the world, they account for nineteen percent of all disasters.
ReasonsAir crashes in Russia are explained by journalists in one vein - an outdated transport fleet of domestic companies. Is this really true and how often do planes crash for this reason?
Causes of Russian plane crashes
In general, the aging of air transport is expressed not in the number of years since its production, but in the amount of hours flown and the general technical condition. According to statistics, Russia has Soviet-era aircraft and their percentage is much higher than foreign-made units. However, do not look at age. Compared to foreign ships, domestic ones flew much fewer hours, and Soviet production quality was one of the best in the world.
For what reason, then, does Russia acquire foreign aircraft for a lot of money, when it has its own quite reliable cars? An example is Tu aircraft. They have excellent flight safety statistics, and pilots consider them the most convenient in terms of technical device.
One of the reasons is the fact that Tu planes are very expensive in terms of the amount of fuel consumed. And since air travel has long turned into a separate type of business, directors of companies, in pursuit of reducing the cost of maintaining their fleet of cars, prefer foreign liners, which are much more economical than Russian counterparts.
Another reason is the fading production of new aircraft in Russia. The technologies for their production are significantly outdated,investments in aircraft factories are not being made. Therefore, our country cannot compete with more advanced foreign units.
How to save the situation?
In Russia, in order to stabilize the situation with the aircraft manufacturing market, the President signed a Decree on the establishment of the United Aircraft Corporation. Moreover, investments in aircraft manufacturing plants in the amount of ten billion dollars were planned. It was way back in 2006. At present, the situation has not improved at all. The process of forming the corporation was very much slowed down and, according to journalists, the purpose of its creation was not to study the market of competitors, but to unite all the assets of Russian airlines in one place.
Nevertheless, there are positive developments. The Ilyushin Finance company purchased Il and Tu aircraft from Russia. The Tashkent Production Association signed an agreement with the St. Petersburg airline for the supply of Il aircraft to Russia, most of which will be of Russian configuration.
What you need to know about a plane crash?
No one is safe from an aircraft crash. However, if you have the necessary information about what happens when the plane crashes, there is a chance to survive the crash. In the nineties, an accident occurred with the B-707 liner. Hundreds of people died in the plane crash. However, five passengers used the information from the flight attendant's instructions and survived.
In some cases there is a chancebe saved if you have the necessary knowledge. They are not as useless as they seem at first glance. Knowing what happens when a plane crashes, you can apply a lot of effective methods for your own safety.
As the main ways to protect yourself, as the statistics of air crashes show us, is to take precautions. First of all, it is necessary, if possible, to remain in shoes and clothes. This will be fire protection. Remove all foreign objects from clothing pockets and fasten the seat belt tightly. It is allowed to take it off only after a special command of the stewardess.
Immediately before the accident, if possible, it is necessary to take a protective position - you need to bend as low as possible and clasp your hands very tightly under your knees. The head should be placed on them, and if this cannot be done, then lower it as far as possible. Feet should rest as tightly as possible on the floor. Such a technique, and it is fully proved by the statistics of air crashes, often saves the lives of passengers in a plane crash.
In closing
As you can see, flying is not such a terrible thing. The main thing is to use tickets for flights only for airlines that have been tested by time and a small number of accidents, as well as comply with the safety requirements for aircraft passengers so that later experts do not have to study the black box of a falling plane on which you flew to rest in a warm country. Safe flights and successful landings withup!
