Taking a parachute on a plane

[Carlhobson]

Im a bad flyer and am terrified of the plane crashing so would like to take a parachute onboard as my hand luggage or as part of my luggage allowance, Would this cause a problem getting through security, would this be allowed onto the flight? Would this even be viable idea as I heard there are pressure and locks which are there to stop someone opening the plane but would these be relaxed or opened if the plane was going down?

[Clanad]

Eddies reference to the venerable McDonnell-Douglas DC-8 reminds me just how unique the old girl was. It's a 4 engine transport. The Super 63, could carry a maximum capacity of 259 passengers and baggage 4,500 statute miles Mach .84 (maybe 500mph). It, being of the first generation (late 1960's) jet transports, did not have "leading edge devices" the sort of flap like moveable leading edges that the crew extends for extra lift during climb and approach. Since the cardinal rule with all jets is that you can either "go down" or "slow down" but not both at the same time (at least very efficiently) and since the DC-8 didn't have the advantage of the more modern lift devices, it was approved for descent with the two inboard engines (2 and 3) in reverse mode. This greatly assisted in greater than usual descent rates. No other aircraft (at least in my experience) could safely or legally do that. Worked well...

[gollob]

Better take an Irish Parachute ,it only opens on impact