Alaska flight incident reveals another feature Boeing didn't inform pilots about
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Federal investigators said that Boeing didn't make pilots aware that when a plane rapidly depressurizes, the cockpit door will fly open.

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  • @[email protected]English
    3•1 year ago

    But, some vents should be able to equalize the pressure without opening the door.

    “some vents” are simply too small.

    • @[email protected]English
      10•1 year ago

      Then make them larger.

      It’s not even technically challenging. Just a couple tubes of appropriate diameter with a dog leg in them if they’re too large. Or multiple small tubes. It’s a few psi (IIRC planes are about 10psi at altitude, approx a 7psi differential from outside at 40k ft cruise altitude) albeit a large volume. But the cockpit volume is relatively small, so doesn’t take much time to equalize, and once it starts to equize, the force from pressure drops quickly, probably non-linearly.

      Decompression in planes is awfully exaggerated in movies.