Editing Seat belt (section)

===Airplanes===
[[File:Aircraft Seatbelt.jpg|thumb|An airplane lap seat belt]]

All aerobatic aircraft and gliders (sailplanes) are fitted with four or five-point harnesses, as are many types of light aircraft and many types of military aircraft.  The seat belts in these aircraft have the dual function of crash protection and keeping the pilot(s) and crew in their seat(s) during turbulence and aerobatic maneuvers. Airliner passenger seats are fitted with lap belts. Unlike road vehicles, airliner seat belts are not primarily designed for crash protection. Their main purpose is to keep passengers in their seats during events such as turbulence.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-are-airplane-seatbelts-so-weird |title=Decoding the Design of In-Flight Seat Belts - Atlas Obscura |author=Dan Nosowitz |magazine=[[Atlas Obscura]] |date=29 Jan 2018 |access-date=18 Oct 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191018125740/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-are-airplane-seatbelts-so-weird |archive-date=18 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many [[civil aviation]] authorities require a "fasten seat belt" sign in the [[aircraft cabin|cabin]] that can be activated by a pilot during taxiing, takeoff, turbulence, and landing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Documents/guidance-on-turbulence-management.pdf |title=Guidance for Turbulence Management |year=2012 |publisher=International Air Transport Association |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050534/http://www.iata.org/publications/Documents/guidance-on-turbulence-management.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Federal Aviation Administration, DOT | url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol1-sec23-785.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133341/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title14-vol1/pdf/CFR-2012-title14-vol1-sec23-785.pdf | archive-date=2014-10-06}}</ref> The [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] recommends the use of child restraints.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Manual-Provides-New-Recommended-Practices-For-Aircraft-Cabin-Child-Restraint-Systems.aspx|title=ICAO Manual Provides New Recommended Practices For Aircraft Cabin Child Restraint Systems|website=www.icao.int}}</ref> Some airline authorities, including the [[Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)|UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)]],<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.caa.co.uk/Passengers/On-board/Seating-allocation/|title = Airline seating allocations &#124; UK Civil Aviation Authority}}</ref> permit the use of airline infant lap belts<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flyingwithababy.com/car-seats-child-restraint-devices-crd-on-an-airplane/|title = Airplane Restraint Devices: Car Seats, CARES Harness & Lap Belt Rules |date=28 August 2012}}</ref> (sometimes known as an infant loop or belly belt) to secure an infant under age two sitting on an adult's lap.