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Originally Posted by ILDiver
Actually trux, if you watch the video, the tail does not lessen the impact on the front end. The forward movement is stopped by the friction of the tail dragging the ground and accelerates the downward motion of the nose.
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What I meant is that the vector of impact, not the deceleration level were playing positive role. Hitting first with the tail while having the nose relatively high in the air, means that the deceleration vector pushed the pilot more into the seat than forward. Of course the forward deceleration due the friction was still immense, but nowhere comparable to a frontal hit or a nose down dip.
As for the airbag - you are certainly right that malfunctioning, unlike at a passenger seat, would be a fatal failure, and may be well the reason for avoiding such technology.
