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westernrvparkow
Sep 13, 2018Explorer
Mile High wrote:Do you have any citations where the failure of a plane's exit doors was considered the cause of the crash? I couldn't find any with a quick Google search. Closest was the failure of the cargo door on a cargo jet. It is my understanding that even if a door failed, it would not compromise the ability of a commercial jet to fly. It would be uncomfortable as heck for the passengers, but the structural integrity of the plane would not be in jeopardy.rk911 wrote:Not necessarily.Mile High wrote:Chum lee wrote::) I agree
OK I'll bite. Point me to some published accident statistics by NHTSB, DOT, Insurance statistics, whatever, showing that having an additional full size rear door (in lieu of an alternate escape window) with electric extendable steps in a Class A motor home has saved lives. And please make sure you post how many lives it has saved over how many years.
If you really believed that your life was in eminent danger, would you get into a motor home, or any other form of transportation? Please, . . . . a little dramatic don't ya think?
Chum lee
A 737-900 has 8 exit doors, but somehow that never really offered me any confidence I was going to live!
better to have it than not.
If we are talking airplanes, many commercial airliners have hit the dirt as a result of door failures, so their surviving families would probably disagree with you.
On the MH I would be indifferent as to whether it was there or not, as long as I had some form of escape window. If it resulted in compromises to storage or other features, I would probably sacrifice the door for the other feature.
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