{"id":2404288,"date":"2025-02-19T14:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-credit-plane-safety-design-for-zero-casualties-in-toronto-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T19:19:14","slug":"experts-credit-plane-safety-design-for-zero-casualties-in-toronto-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-credit-plane-safety-design-for-zero-casualties-in-toronto-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts credit plane safety design for zero casualties in Toronto plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexperts-credit-plane-safety-design-for-zero-casualties-in-toronto-plane-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent incident at \u2064Toronto airport, a Delta flight \u200bcrashed \u200cand\u2063 flipped upside down, but remarkably, all\u200d 80 passengers on\u2064 board survived. \u200dExperts\u200d attribute this miraculous outcome to the advanced safety designs of modern aircraft. According to Sheldon H. Jacobson, \u2062an aviation safety professor, the design of the Canadian Regional Jet model CRJ-900\u200d played a crucial role, as this model has not recorded any casualties in over \u2062100 incidents since\u200d 2005. Jacobson emphasizes that airplanes are engineered not only for efficiency but also \u2064to \u2062withstand severe crashes, pointing to the fuselage&#8217;s ability\u200d to endure critically important G-forces.<\/p>\n<p>Key safety features include\u200b seats that can handle 16 times the force\u200d of\u2064 gravity to keep \u200bpassengers secured, thus preventing them \u2063from\u200d becoming projectiles during sudden impacts. \u2062Moreover, the \u2063design allows for shock absorption, making the aircraft more resilient\u2062 during turbulence. Additionally,\u2064 expert david\u200d Soucie \u200chighlighted that the design intentionally allows\u2063 the wings \u2063to detach\u200d upon impact, preventing catastrophic \u2064damage to the \u2063fuselage, wich has been critical in saving lives in airline disasters. This incident \u2063is notable as it marks the fourth major \u2064air crash in \u2064North\u200d america within a month, \u200dshowcasing the importance of aviation safety \u2062advancements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Aviation experts credit plane safety design for zero casualties in Toronto plane crash<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973740\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>There were no casualties aboard the Delta flight that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3321945\/delta-flight-flips-over-landing-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">crashed<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/plane-crashes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> flipped upside down<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Toronto<\/a> airport on Monday evening, which experts attribute to modern plane safety design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Investigation into the landing crash is still ongoing, but Sheldon H. Jacobson, professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with over 30 years of experience studying aviation safety and security, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the fact that all 80 people survived is more than being just a miracle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-involved-in-sending-illegals-to-marthas-vineyard-heads-to-bidens-delaware-home\/\" title=\"Plane Involved in Sending Illegals to Martha&#039;s Vineyard Heads to Biden&#039;s Delaware Home\">plane involved<\/a> in the crash was a Canadian Regional Jet model CRJ-900. Since 2005, there have been zero casualties in CRJ-900 jets in more than 100 accidents recorded, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/asn.flightsafety.org\/asndb\/type\/CRJ9\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Aviation Safety Network&rsquo;s accident catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Airplanes are not just designed for efficiency, they are designed in the event of a highly unlikely&nbsp; airplane crash,&rdquo; Jacobson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Ultimately, the structure of the plane enabled all these people to survive. If that [the fuselage] had collapsed once it started to move down the runway on it upside down. I mean, we just would have crushed everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fuselage can withstand up to several Gs of force, a measure of acceleration as it relates to the force of gravity, Jacobson said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But what really kept passengers safe was the design of the seats, which can withstand 16 times the force of gravity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is designed to keep passengers in their seats, buckled in, because if there is a sudden change of speed, then if you are not buckled in, you become a projectile,&rdquo; Jacobson said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-launching-app-to-help-students-find-inclusive-bathrooms\/\" title=\"Harvard Launching App to Help Students Find Inclusive Bathrooms\">important aspect<\/a> of the seat design is that it must be able to be pitched ten degrees on one side and roll ten degrees on the other side to absorb shock and sudden changes in acceleration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re trying to absorb energy,&rdquo; Jacobson said. &ldquo;If it&rsquo;s completely rigid, it&rsquo;s more likely to snap, but when it has a little bit more give and take, it will flow a little bit more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In previous aircraft crashes, the FAA found rows of seating piled in front of the aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>David Soucie, a former FAA safety inspector, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/delta-plane-crash-toronto-flips-02-17-25#cm79yyq5i0000356mbwwyd8ah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shared<\/a> with CNN that the plane&rsquo;s wings breaking off from the fuselage was part of the design to prevent the wings from destroying the aircraft. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">similar plane crash occurred<\/a> in 1987, killing 28 people after the wings stayed on.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t want that wing ripping the fuselage in half,&rdquo; Soucie told CNN. &ldquo;You want to make sure that it breaks away as it&rsquo;s supposed to let that aircraft slowly come to a stop, and that really saved a lot of lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto plane crash marks the fourth major air crash in North America in less than a month.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973740\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973740\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts attribute zero casualties in Toronto crash to safety design<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2404289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Toronto-plane-crash.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50685,50684,50682,50683],"class_list":["post-2404288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aircraft-design","tag-aviation-experts","tag-plane-safety","tag-toronto-crash"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Toronto-plane-crash.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404288\/revisions\/2404292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}