Flying the Unfriendly Skies

There’s an article in the latest issue of New Mobility outlining efforts to improve the way airlines handle disabled passengers and their wheelchairs. Did you know that there has already been one wheelchair accessible plane? It was custom built as Air Force One for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with elevators and wide aisles. And wheelchair tiedowns that hold up to 20 Gs have been successfully tested. We can build it! We have the technology!

Flying the Unfriendly Skies