Why is the airplane the safest mode of transportation?

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Probably, after you become acquainted with the & ldquo; hell of a dozen & rdquo; air facts from this release, you will be more confident feel on the plane. Although not a fact & hellip; For some, the degree of aerophobia is so high that no facts will help.

1. Air transport & ndash; the safest mode of transport.

2. Every 3 seconds the next plane lands in the world.

3. If the chance of a daily catastrophe was only 0.01%, this would mean that at least 13 planes must be broken per day.

4. Donkeys kill more people every year than air crashes.

5. To perish under the wheels of a car, standing at a pedestrian crossing in anticipation of the green light of a traffic light, the chances are tens of times greater than in a plane crash.

6. Before each departure the aircraft undergoes a complex technical check.

7. Air crash & ndash; this is never an accident, but always a combination of a number of factors.

8. More than 80% of the world's population is afraid to fly. 5% completely refuses to fly, preferring air transport to land and water.

9. The scientific name of fear of flying and height is aerophobia.

10. Stewardesses fall in love more often than in representatives of other professions.

11. Many are afraid to fall down from a height of 10 km. This is impossible because of the strong pressure under the wings of the aircraft. He keeps on air no worse than a car on the highway. It can be put on the tail, rotated around its axis by 100 degrees, pointing downwards — and if you release the steering wheel, the aircraft will simply sway in the air like a boat on waves.

12. Pilots and stewardesses do not receive cash allowances & laquo; for risk & raquo ;. Because the plane does not fly contrary to common sense and the laws of nature, but thanks to them.

13. Myths that Ukrainian airlines buy decommissioned planes abroad, and our pilots drink alcohol at the helm & ndash; result of mass aerophobia.