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I have never understood why, post 9/11, planes were not modified to remove the cabin to cockpit door, and make the cockpit door a separate entrance. This would
by ja30278 7y ago
I have never understood why, post 9/11, planes were not modified to remove the cabin to cockpit door, and make the cockpit door a separate entrance. This would more or less completely remove the possibility of a second 9/11 attack, and would render airplanes no more attractive a target than any other group of several hundred people.
- codedokode 7y agoThat might be inconvenient, because aircraft staff sometimes needs to talk to pilots or make them sign some documents.
- EE84M3i 7y agoAlso, the pilots would need their own bathroom.
- javagram 7y agoThe cockpit door was reinforced and can’t be easily broken down now. That has achieved effectively the same thing.
- cmurf 7y agoPilots need access to a toilette, but also there are rare cases where pilots need to look out of side windows. There's also flights with crew changes. And the very rare case of crew incapacitation. A case where a pilot needed to gain access to the cockpit but couldn't, Germanwings Flight 9525.
- mixmastamyk 7y agoLikely cheaper to make a tougher door than build a new entrance and moving arm for people thing.