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Yes, Airplane Emergency Escape Slides Have Actually Been Used - Here's How They Work

Before an airline can take to the skies, it needs to pass a tough evacuation test. The crew must evacuate an entire aircraft in under 90 seconds, using only half the emergency exits, to meet the FAA's ...

Video shows flames flying from NASA plane that touched down without landing gear

A NASA research plane malfunctioned and had to touch down in Texas without landing gear on Tuesday, sliding across the runway ...
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Passenger deploys emergency slide to 'get off the plane quicker'

HAINAN, China -- A passenger couldn't wait any longer to get off the plane. His solution: Open the emergency exit door and deploy the emergency slide. Surveillance video shows the plane's slide deploy ...
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Passengers flee smoking aircraft on emergency slide after it 'started to violently shake'

The owner of Just Q'in BBQ says he's closing the Walnut Hills location. 1 stabbed to death at Greater Cincinnati apartment complex A man was killed at a Colerain Township apartment complex Thursday ...
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Delta Flight Attendant Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide Before Takeoff in Extremely Expensive Mistake

The flight was due to travel from Pittsburgh to Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 26 when the error occurred Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty A Delta Air ...
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Small plane slides off the runway while landing at Ottawa airport

There were a few tense moments at the Ottawa International Airport on Wednesday afternoon when a small private aircraft slid ...