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I do not get it, sorry. The door opens out, and the pressure is higher inside. So how does the pressure difference prevent opening that door?

• throwaway55554 7y ago
  Most doors on aircraft open inward, so think of it like a drain plug where the pressure holds it in place. Edit: To clarify, they may swing outward, but they open inward first.
• Someone1234 7y ago
  It isn't intuitive how aircraft doors work, but the door doesn't open "out" in the typical sense. It actually sits against the aircraft's outer hull, the larger the differential the higher pressure exist between the door and the skin of the aircraft. When the door is opened, it actually slides in then out sideways rather than swings open. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_door https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_door