"A massive fireball rolled through the cabin"

This theme seems to be common to every single aircraft accident that doesn't involve an instant break-up.

It occurs to Voice that airplane seats should include a heavy fireproof cloak with a valved pipe to outside air. In emergencies passengers could wrap this cloak around themselves and (when below 10,000 feet) if the pipe is working breathe through it.* Under ordinary operation the cloak would form part of the seat cushion. A simple modification of existing instructions could keep passengers protected until they can leave, if exiting is possible: add the following clause as bracketed. [If no one is in the isle beside you] start moving toward the exit.

optional: make the cloaks so they can be removed from the seats; include a dust or gas mask

*The emergency oxygen system isn't deployed in the case of fire.
-- Voice, Nov 13 2016

Escape Hood http://www.aircarei...-smoke-escape-hood/
[scad mientist, Nov 14 2016]

for when plane goes out of control https://www.youtube...watch?v=WRqnTODwvEA
[pashute, Nov 14 2016]

If the passenger cabin is engulfed in flames you're beyond the point at which a flame resistant poncho will help.
-- DIYMatt, Nov 13 2016


Strangely enough, Google returns no hits for "A massive fireball rolled through the cabin" (in quotes).
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Nov 13 2016


Just put the fire eater's stuff in the baggage hold, preventing any in-flight practice.

NB If a fire-eater dies and is cremated, isn't that just excessively recursive?
-- not_morrison_rm, Nov 13 2016


//valve piped to outside air //

Why not just integrate this with an escape hood? <link>
-- scad mientist, Nov 14 2016



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