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> Are there any safety concerns? > Not really, aviation expert Douglas Drury from the University of South Australia says. Not a common need (thankfully) but w
by koolba 8y ago
> Are there any safety concerns?
> Not really, aviation expert Douglas Drury from the University of South Australia says.
Not a common need (thankfully) but windows also provide a way to look into plane as well, say in times of emergency or a hostage taking. That’s one of the reasons you’re required to open them when you take off and land.
I wonder if their answer to that is a live video feed of the inside of the plane to the tower.
- gnode 8y agoAs mentioned in the article, you don't have to get rid of all the windows. Regulators may be happy with keeping only the windows near emergency exits.
- tetrep 8y ago> That’s one of the reasons you’re required to open them when you take off and land. I fly pretty regularly in the US and am unaware of this rule, where have you encountered it? I've only ever heard crew request windows be closed to mitigate the greenhouse effect and keep the plane a bit cooler.
- highesttide 8y agoAll my flights in Europe the last few years have had that as a part of the initial safety message
- jessaustin 8y agoI don't fly that often anymore but this rule has been universal in USA and abroad for decades. I don't doubt there are some cabin crews that DGAF, but they are exceptions.
- lvspiff 8y ago> That’s one of the reasons you’re required to open them when you take off and land. I've heard this was more for the reason of passengers safety being able to see whats going on outside - i.e. engine smoke, pieces of wing coming off, etc to let the crew know and in an emergency landing being able to tell what is outside (fire, water, militant guerrillas)
- izzydata 8y agoCan't the fake window screens have live camera feeds of outside of the plane?