From: Mark Walker (mdwalker@quickclic.net)
Date: Thu Sep 13 2001 - 22:09:29 MDT
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From: <hal@finney.org>
> According to the aviation expert on ABC News, they can't strengthen
> the door too much between the cockpit and the cabin because of concerns
> about depressurization. In the event of a loss of pressure accident,
> it is imperative that pressures be quickly equalized between cockpit and
> cabin, otherwise something horrible will happen. He didn't say what,
> but I gather that the plane would fall apart. As a result, the doors
> presently have specially weakened panels which blow out if there is a
> pressure difference. According to this expert, "you can't put a bank
> vault door up there."
>
Presumably some vents and high speed fans which turn on when they sense a
pressure differential would solve this.
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