Project Rebirth- external aircraft airbag system

If the system predicts that the crash cannot be stopped, and if the aircraft is flying below 3,000 feet, it activates the system automatically, wrapping the aircraft with inflating external airbags (pilots can also stop the system manually if needed). The system, which appears on The James Dyson Award 2025 entries, also monitors engine status, direction, speed, altitude, temperature, and pilot activity before it makes the decision on its own.
The team’s idea employs a set of high-speed airbags placed at the front, bottom, and back of the aircraft. These multi-layered materials are dubbed to deploy in under two seconds and absorb impact and reduce damage to the aircraft and people on board. If the engines are still working, the reverse thrust feature is activated, which slows the aircraft down before it hits the ground.

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Chock Full o Nuts said:

Gonna need to see this in action. In a testing scenario of course.

project rebirth proposes AI airplane crash survival system with inflating external airbags

www.designboom.com

Just hope there aren't any glitches. Would be a bitch if the system triggered on some sort of 'false alarm'. Now you're in a flying marshmallow!

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Chock Full o Nuts said:

Gonna need to see this in action. In a testing scenario of course.

project rebirth proposes AI airplane crash survival system with inflating external airbags

www.designboom.com

Just hope there aren't any glitches. Would be a bitch if the system triggered on some sort of 'false alarm'. Now you're in a flying marshmallow!

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Chock Full o Nuts said:

Gonna need to see this in action. In a testing scenario of course.

project rebirth proposes AI airplane crash survival system with inflating external airbags

www.designboom.com

Just hope there aren't any glitches. Would be a bitch if the system triggered on some sort of 'false alarm'. Now you're in a flying marshmallow!

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