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What is the purpose of a crash AXE?
The Crash Axe’s blade is for chopping, busting, prying, or hinge pin removal. The blade incorporates a modified form of Paratech’s Topcut design that is extended all the way to the axe handle for deeper sheet metal penetration and faster cutting.
What will be your action if you see a fire inside your cabin?
“Point the airplane to a landable surface, put the airplane on the ground as soon as possible and fight the fire if you can.” The key to surviving a cabin fire is speed: You should know how to fly your airplane’s fastest possible approach and landing.
What are the emergency equipments in the aircraft?
— Oxygen equipment (portable and fixed) — Evacuation devices (crash axe, escape rope and escape path markings) — Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) — Fire fighting equipment (portable and fixed) — Over water emergency equipment (life vests) — First aid equipment.
Do airplanes have an emergency axe?
The axe is not in the cabin but in the cockpit attached to the panel behind the left seat (the seat of pilot in command). It is a fire fighting device used to cut away cockpit panels and other aircraft areas if a fire develops inside them.
Do airplanes have axes?
According to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), all commercial aircrafts must carry an axe in the cockpit. The axe is installed as a fire fighting device, so crew can cut away cockpit or other panels in the event of an electrical fire.
Why is crawling under smoke safer than walking through it?
Why is crawling under smoke safer than walking through it? Smoke rises, leaving more smoke-free air to breathe closer to the ground.
Why should we crawl when there is smoke?
In a fire, smoke and poisonous air hurt more people than the actual flames do. You’ll breathe less smoke if you stay close to the ground. Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you’re using your escape route, staying low means you can crawl under most of it.
What is mega phone in aircraft?
In a medium-sized aircraft usually have two megaphones, one in the front of the plane and one in the back, stored in the racks (porters). It is used on land, after an emergency, to give orders to passengers.
Are there axes on planes?
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