Captain Quint

About a month ago I was flying home on "Delta too heavy" (DAL002) and noticed the seats in business had airbags. Starting thinking (scary) and wondered if the brace position for these seats had changed. Took out the old briefing card and it showed the business class seat brace position as the good old put your head between your legs and grab you thighs to hold it there. I queried the FA nearest me and asked, if that airbag is anything like what's in a car, wouldn't it blow my head off or cause some other injury. Deer in the headlights. I'll ask the captain. No word came back. The instructions have me basically tucking it in my lap and holding it there. Is that safe or does the brace position need to be updated for seats such configured?

I ask because I know that when the **** hits the fan, or core, at V1 there won't be time then to discuss it.

Airway

Airbags? I was in DL Int'l Biz recently. There was a TV and a blanket. I don't recall an airbag. In fact, I don't think there was even an airsickness bag. Sad.

nancy33

On the seat belts I've seen it on spirit in the exit row

SailorJerry

No breadsticks or cognac either.

captjns

Hey... I was supposed to post that

9kBud

Delta has it in the 777 business seats.

myoface

Airbags on airplanes: Your seatbelt may hide a lifesaving surprise - USATODAY.com

Captain Quint

Thanks for the article link. Interesting to see a picture of how it looks deployed.
I would be curiou to know if American or US Air planes with the airbags have a different brace position. It looks to me that the brace position on Delta's briefing cards would defeat the airbag being able to deploy correctly.
The article seems to imply that only one company makes the system. I think I'll peruse there web site if I can find one and see any literature/videos that might be there. Thanks again.

rickair7777

The airbag will deploy just fine. It might be your face that gets defeated though.

Conventional airbag wisdom is that you want to be far enough away so that the bag can mostly deploy fully before you arrive at the airbag.

tomgoodman

Always wear an "Inflate-O-Mask". It senses when anything rapidly approaches your snout, even a punch in the nose, and deploys. The technology is based on the "Inflate-O-Pants" developed for ice skaters.