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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 24, 2017 2:18:50 GMT -5
Anybody have questions about them? I might answer.
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Post by ironhammer on Jan 24, 2017 3:26:38 GMT -5
Anybody have questions about them? I might answer. Just of curiosity, are you an airline pilot, air traffic control staff, engineer or mechanic, or an airline or airport manager?
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Post by tomclen on Jan 24, 2017 4:49:53 GMT -5
Can you answer questions about Airplane, the movie?
Surely, that would be nice.
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Post by future on Jan 24, 2017 7:06:38 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 24, 2017 10:32:00 GMT -5
Can you answer questions about Airplane, the movie? Surely, that would be nice. Don't call me Shirley.
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Post by volleyguy on Jan 24, 2017 10:47:38 GMT -5
I picked a lousy day to stop sniffing glue.
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Post by tomclen on Jan 24, 2017 12:21:20 GMT -5
Anybody have questions about them? I might answer. Okay, 2 serious questions: 1. Conventional wisdom says it's impossible (or nearly impossible) to open an airplane door while it is in flight because of external pressure. Yet, we know there have been cases of rogue passengers being wrestled into submission by other passengers and flight attendants for trying to open a door in flight. And, of course, we know that D.B. Cooper jumped out of a rear door while his hijacked plane was in flight over Oregon. So what's the story, can the doors be opened in flight or not? And if they can, why isn't there some type of auto-lock that would prevent a door from being opened in flight? 2. This may be more of an airport facility question than an airplane question...but...I was on a flight once that landed in Houston and we were able to deplane from both the front door and the door on the side near the rear of the plane. I've never experienced that since. Since the airlines are so focused on boarding times and deplaning times, why aren't airports set up to have ramps at two doors for getting on and off planes?
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Airplanes
Jan 24, 2017 12:41:43 GMT -5
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Post by akbar on Jan 24, 2017 12:41:43 GMT -5
I like keeping my knees up nice and snug behind the seat of the person in front. Keep them pressed hard as they try to push it back to recline.....and cant. They push and push to no avail while I keep my head down or pretend I don't notice. Eventually they give up and assume it is broken. I smile.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 24, 2017 13:37:06 GMT -5
Anybody have questions about them? I might answer. Okay, 2 serious questions: 1. Conventional wisdom says it's impossible (or nearly impossible) to open an airplane door while it is in flight because of external pressure. Yet, we know there have been cases of rogue passengers being wrestled into submission by other passengers and flight attendants for trying to open a door in flight. And, of course, we know that D.B. Cooper jumped out of a rear door while his hijacked plane was in flight over Oregon. So what's the story, can the doors be opened in flight or not? And if they can, why isn't there some type of auto-lock that would prevent a door from being opened in flight? 2. This may be more of an airport facility question than an airplane question...but...I was on a flight once that landed in Houston and we were able to deplane from both the front door and the door on the side near the rear of the plane. I've never experienced that since. Since the airlines are so focused on boarding times and deplaning times, why aren't airports set up to have ramps at two doors for getting on and off planes? DB Cooper jumped out of a 727. They had a unique rear exit door. Normal doors simply can not be opened when the airplane is pressurized because there is tons of force from the pressure holding them closed. There are actually a number of hijackings involving 727s in which people parachuted out the rear door. The stairs were later modified so that they could not be opened in flight. Of course, if you were to turn off the pressurization, you would be able to open any door. It's fairly common if you exit by airstairs to the tarmac that you can exit from multiple doors. Also, some gates do have multiple jetways for large planes like 747s and A380s. (Typically business and first use one jetway, and coach class uses the other.) Typically passengers will always enter and exit on the left side of the plane, while the baggage and refueling and food and water servicing is being done on the right side of the plane.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 24, 2017 13:39:59 GMT -5
Here you see an A380 with three jetways:
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jan 24, 2017 14:03:41 GMT -5
I like keeping my knees up nice and snug behind the seat of the person in front. Keep them pressed hard as they try to push it back to recline.....and cant. They push and push to no avail while I keep my head down or pretend I don't notice. Eventually they give up and assume it is broken. I smile. I'm 6'3" with surgically repaired knees. I recline my seat because that little bit of extra room helps minimize discomfort. When I shove hard and hear a squeal of pain from the a-hole with his knees shoved up against my seat, I smile.
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Airplanes
Jan 24, 2017 14:13:40 GMT -5
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Post by akbar on Jan 24, 2017 14:13:40 GMT -5
Leverage is on my side everytime Lee.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jan 24, 2017 14:18:00 GMT -5
Leverage is on my side everytime Lee. I'll take that bet.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 24, 2017 14:22:34 GMT -5
There is a product on the market that does what akbar says he does with his knees. Most airlines have banned it, though.
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Post by Sorry Ass Sal on Jan 24, 2017 14:54:46 GMT -5
How does autopilot work?
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