aircraft design - Why do almost all overwing exit slides open over the trailing edge of the wings, and almost none over the leading edge? - Aviation Stack Exchange

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aircraft design - Why do almost all overwing exit slides open over the trailing edge of the wings, and almost none over the leading edge? - Aviation Stack Exchange

I know of only a few airliners with overwing exits that specifically direct evacuees over the leading edge of the wings, and two of these are very special cases:

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June 19, 2024 at 5:49:57 PM UTC * · permalink

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