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Unless you have an aircraft designed to be jumped out of, you wouldn't be able to open the door at speed.
by dsl 14y ago
Unless you have an aircraft designed to be jumped out of, you wouldn't be able to open the door at speed.
- iliis 14y agoSome modern small aircrafts (think Cessna instead of 747) actually have a full plane recovery system: a chute for the whole thing :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Products https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Pro...
- stcredzero 14y agoNot all aircraft are built stoutly enough to resist a boot-heel of someone determined to get out. Most are, but not all.
- run4yourlives 14y agoEh? Your Cessna 172 isn't doing Mach 1. It's certainly possible to open the door at any speed a light aircraft can achieve. The door/canopy my get ripped off, but that's kind of irrelevant.
- saalweachter 14y agoOne of Mary Roach's books (Packing for Mars?) also claimed that in a large passenger plane, you're moving too fast to jump out without dying.