The brace position on airplanes is a procedure that every passenger will be taught and reminded of during the safety demonstration - but what does it actually do? The main point of the position is ...

and our having been in the 'brace' position at impact guarantees them an easier job of matching up body parts with the passenger list of a downed aircraft. Mistrust and farfetched rumors aside ...

However, some of the passengers and crew aboard the US Airways flight sustained injuries in this position. That prompted the NTSB to have the FAA research "the most beneficial passenger brace ...

The study suggested that the traditional brace-for-impact position (which did not include a passenger using the seat in front of her as a brace) could be modified to help reduce these types of ...

They were instructed by the crew on how to adopt the “brace position for landing” and ... a complete stop,” as seen in footage shared by passenger Steve Ramsthel. The flight was operated ...

So should you brace yourself like a flight attendant? There’s no need for that, Thomas says. “On a normal flight, the safest passenger position is to stay seated with your seatbelt securely ...

She said: “The brace position is designed to protect the body ... be in the upright position when meals are served so that the passenger behind is able to eat.

Channel 4's plane crash experiement supports the brace position as a safety technique Photo: Channel 4 More recently, a 2012 Channel 4 programme saw a real passenger jet deliberately crashed into ...

It's something that anyone who has been a plane passenger will be familiar with ... but why exactly are you told to adopt the brace position if your plane is going down? The brace position on ...

titled Brace For Impact Positions, the FAA's Protection and Survival Laboratory worker highlighted its scientific importance. Chandler claimed that just '3gs of deceleration' in a crash, considered a ...