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    Does Anyone Know Why You Can't Open A Airplane Door Mid Flight?

    I want to buy new computers for my office (not using government money -- As many of you know, I make over $150,000 a year because of my dead father's investments), and am wondering whether Macbooks are better than Dell Adamos for this purpose? If it helps , I am planning on spying on my employees using software.

    But the reason I am starting this thread is that my scheduler asked me today what would happen if someone tried to open an airplane door mid-flight . I am actually thinking that it is because it is locked, but then it would not be very useful in an emergency where the captain was disabled now would it? Is it a pressure thing, or are the doors really not meant to be open, visa vee fight Club? If this is the case how did the HUDSON RIVER MIRACLE happen?

    It is chilly in DC and will snow this weekend. I look forward to the opportunity to try out my new fire place.
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    You wouldn't be able to open the door at cruising altitude due to pressure differential.
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    • #3
      Aircabins are pressurized. If you opened the door, everyone's head would explode from the sudden drop in pressure. -FACT!!
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      • #4
        More accurately, it would get windy for a bit and some people may get sucked out. Then everyone else will suffer from hypoxia, if the fuselage remains intact.
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        • #5
          Which is why they have oxygen masks drop down. Trying to put the masks on will give them something to do as they're being sucked out of the airplane, taking their attention away from their dire circumstances.
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          • #6
            There's only a few minutes of oxygen for the passengers. The pilots need to put the plane into a steep dive to get to low altitude.
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            • #7
              They won't even have the masks on before they're sucked out. The masks are merely a diversion. The pilot can do whatever he wants. Unless it's Captain Sully piloting, they're dead.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Asher View Post
                You wouldn't be able to open the door at cruising altitude due to pressure differential.
                WIth the doors that open outwards, you could. Or are you saying that the pressure holds the locking mechanism.

                Originally posted by SlowwHand View Post
                They won't even have the masks on before they're sucked out.
                You should wear your seatbelt even when the sign isn't on.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Legend View Post
                  WIth the doors that open outwards, you could. Or are you saying that the pressure holds the locking mechanism.
                  They are all plug-style doors on modern airplanes.
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                  • #10
                    Whoever opens it will definitely take a tumble.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Legend View Post
                      You should wear your seatbelt even when the sign isn't on.
                      You're counting on a seatbelt? You're pretty funny. Why don't you leave me and/or Asher your next of kin information? The news will be handled properly.
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                      • #12
                        The reason why I can never open a thread by Wiglaf in the middle of sitting on the toilet while taking a dump is because I have enough **** to deal with at the time.
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                        • #13
                          And there goes the thread.
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                          • #14
                            Pretty much, yeah.
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                            • #15
                              Even if you could blow the door off, you probably wouldn't get sucked out of the plane unless you were standing right next to the door. It'd just be really windy for a short while whilst the pressure equalised. Mythbusters did an episode on explosive decompression I think. Certainly the movies do lie to us about that.

                              Ah yeah.

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