Why airplane doors can't be opened mid-flight

Re:Why airplane doors can't be opened mid-flight by rbanffy on Thursday April 16, 2009 @08:41AM (#565044)

Actually, newer 737's have emergency exits that swing open outwards. They are probably locked into position, but not by the pressure, so, I guess, it would not be that difficult to pop them open.

Most A320's I ride have the plug-type emergency exit that would be rather difficult to open mid-flight.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why airplane doors can't be opened mid-flight by ken on Thursday April 16, 2009 @11:00AM (#565242)

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10#Cargo_d...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Why airplane doors can't be opened mid-flight by rbanffy on Thursday April 16, 2009 @04:14PM (#565811)

Sure. That's a remarkably lethal engineering mistake.

[ Parent | on HN ]