Originally Posted by
tom11011
Is anyone aware of any circumstance where a commercial airliners crash axe was used for any reason? In all my years of flying I cannot recall this as a topic of discussion.
It made the news, naturally given the date/era.
I heard later that the ONLY reason the IRO/RFO/Bunkie/Scribe DIDN'T use the sharp end was he was afraid of the back swing and the proximity to the CA's head.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/...ckpit-crasher/