Knocked off balance by air turbulence while standing in the bomb bay of a B-36, the plane’s navigator had steadied himself by grabbing the nearest handle—the manual bomb release. The weapon broke through the bomb doors, and the navigator held on to the handle for dear life.
After two of these accidents, I think we have to ask ourselves if there was just something wrong with the design.
Handholds that do not drop nuclear bombs out of an aircraft seems like a reasonable thing to add. And, maybe color code the things that are safe to grab.I don't know if we would want the things that are bad to grab to be a bright warning color, or whether that would make people more likely to see them and grab them. UX designers are needed.
