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Hidden : 5/21/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Aviofobi = Rädsla för att flyga, på det temat kommer några intressanta/roliga fakta om flygplan nedan:


  • About 1 in 5 people have some of fear flying, or “aviophobia.
  • Most pilots and copilots on major airlines are not allowed to eat the same food to avoid the possibility of food poisoning sickening the entire flight crew.
  • According to Popular Mechanics, sitting in the tail of an airplane improves chances of accident survival by 40%.
  • Approximately 95.7% of those involved in a plane crash survive it.
  • Airbus is working on a transparent plane that would offer passengers a 360-degree view as they fly.
  • The risk of being killed in a plane crash for the average American is 1 in 11 million. The risk of being killed in a car accident is 1 in 5,000.
  • Research shows that the first 3 minutes after takeoff and the final 8 minutes before landing are when 80% of plane crashes happen.
  • In 1987, American Airlines saved $40,000 by removing 1 olive from each salad served in first class.
  • Between 43% and 54% of pilots surveyed in the U.K., Norway, and Sweden admitted to have fallen asleep while flying a passenger plane. One third of them stated that when they woke up, they discovered that their co-pilots had also fallen asleep.
  • Studies indicate that those who sit more than 5 rows away from an exit are less likely to successfully exit an airplane during an emergency.
  • Research indicates that people fall in love with flight attendants at first sight more than any other professions (including restaurant servers and strippers).
  • A woman and her daughter were arrested when they tried to smuggle the woman’s dead husband in a wheelchair onto a plane. They had covered his eyes with sunglasses and told authorities he was just sleeping.

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