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Re:Woman jailed for trying to open the airplane door mid flight by Onanymous on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:21AM (#22309472)
I do not get it, sorry. The door opens out, and the pressure is higher inside. So how does the pressure difference prevent opening that door?
Re:Woman jailed for trying to open the airplane door mid flight by Someone1234 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:28AM (#22309543)
It isn't intuitive how aircraft doors work, but the door doesn't open "out" in the typical sense. It actually sits against the aircraft's outer hull, the larger the differential the higher pressure exist between the door and the skin of the aircraft.

When the door is opened, it actually slides in then out sideways rather than swings open.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_door

Re:Woman jailed for trying to open the airplane door mid flight by throwaway55554 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:24AM (#22309501)
Most doors on aircraft open inward, so think of it like a drain plug where the pressure holds it in place.

Edit: To clarify, they may swing outward, but they open inward first.