Mental Health Issues? If some dummy tried to open a door inflight that I was on, chances are he wouldn't be walking off
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.3595838
Unruly smoker forces Vancouver-bound Lufthansa flight to divert to Hamburg
'He tried to light up a smoke ... he apparently tried to open the back door at 38,000 feet'
Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette
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Re: Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette
Unless his name was "The Incredible Hulk" he's not going to get the door open given that there's roughly 30,000 pounds of force holding it closed. I had a guy try the same thing on my flight years ago. He's probably still in jail or a psychiatric hospital.
Re: Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette
Rockie is correct about airline plug doors. L1 door on a 37 NG is approx. 3'x6' ?? That equals around 18 ft^2= around 2600 in^2. Max differential pressure in a NG is 9.1 psi. 9psi x 2600^2=23660 lbs. Doors on a 67 are much larger, so WAY more force keeping them closed.
