irish independent weekend travel mag

spatchco

the travel editor states [in an article watch out for cabin pressure]that a woman tried to open the door on a flight,and only for brave effort of the crew all might have been killed,also stated that doors are not locked on flights,i though that cabin doors cant be opened in flight due to pressure,am i right ,if yes, its a pretty scarey statement to make from a travel expert

alpha2zulu

i though that cabin doors cant be opened in flight due to pressure,am i right ,if yes, its a pretty scarey statement to make from a travel expert

Yes it does seem to be a load of nonsense on behalf of the writer , the pressure is so great at that speed and alttitude that it is effectively impossible to throw open the emergency doors. I even remember how difficult opening a little side hatch on a PA28 in flight was, yet that was only 2000feet and not even 150knots!

jucylucy

Yes total rubbish. At cruise the is a press differental of approx 7psi pressing the door out but it is pushing against the door stops so cannot move outwards. 7 pounds per square inch........multiply that by the number of square inches of the door and you get the number of tons holding the door in position. Also cabin doors do not have "locks". They are "armed" at pushback so the slides will deploy in emergency. To say they are "not locked" is showing the total lack of knowledge and didn't bother to research her topic. When I read this today I thought it extremely sensationalism and would cause extreme distress to passengers who do not know . Basically in cruise there is no way a cabin door could be opened by somebody as the doors are "locked" in position by the pressure in the cabin.

Delta Kilo

Yes I read that today and thought the same. If you ever see them closing the door, the door comes inside the aircraft first and then pushed back into the frame. Therefore, the pressurisation from the inside is forcing the door closed, wedging it into the tapered frame if you will.

She probably frightened a lot of people by writing that nonsense.

bladeruner

I should start off by saying that the Irish Independent was the paper of choice of my parents while I was growing up ...but as regards Aviation and Just about everything else .......Never Ever , Never believe anything you read in the Irish Independent, it is now a tabloid by any other name.

It is 80% opinion based on dodgy information and 20 % pure lies .

There are now only 2 irish broad sheets and I consider this a tragedy

andy_g

they call it a flight lock because the pressure keeps the door wedged in its frame also the doors are bigger than the frame while inflight this happens when they close the doors and arm them on the ground