Class A design suggestions

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Chum lee wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Mile High wrote:

rk911 wrote:

Mile High wrote:

Chum lee wrote:


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

:) I agree

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.

Not necessarily.

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.

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.

Without putting words in OP's mouth, my take was that the exits referred to in his (maybe slightly sarcastic) given scenario, may not be worth anything at all, no matter how many there are.

Search: Wikipedia Aloha Airlines Flight 243 April 26, 1988 It's not a door failure specifically, it's more a major structural failure. In that case the roof of the aircraft becomes the door, well, . . . . more like a skylight. Many injuries, but, only 1 fatality. Aircraft landed safely.

With regard to exits on airplanes, there have been numerous incidents of agitated passengers trying to open exits at very inopportune times. Clearly, a life threatening event in itself. I don't have any specific cases to cite, but, I'm sure they are out there if you look.

Chum lee

Commercial aircraft doors open inward. It is impossible to open a door while the plane is airborne. The force created by pressurizing the cabin makes it physically impossible for anyone to open the doors while in flight. Google truly is your friend.

Do you have anything of value to add to this thread or do you just like to embarrass yourself?

If you research Aloha Airlines Flight 243, please ask yourself what the inflight cabin pressure is after the referenced inflight anomaly occurs.

Then watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2wkubIsGc

Ever wonder why the FAA requires oxygen masks at every seating position and a brief instructional demonstration at the beginning of every flight?

It is true that the "plug type" passenger doors found on the 737 first open inward to take pressure off the door seals, then they open outward to provide clearance in the exit corridor. It is true that there are inflight interlocks that were designed to prevent opening the door when inflight, but ya see, were talking an inflight emergency here, not business as usual. Over and over again its been proven that people do incredibly irrational things when in a state of panic, and often systems don't work, or, nowadays, get hacked. In fact, there is an established procedure to open the cabin doors inflight in the event of fire/smoke in the cabin. That's all I'll say about that here. D. B. Cooper figured it out! Google that. I am a pilot.

It's also true that Google is everyone's friend, but, with limitations. Google provides information at your fingertips. As of yet, Google does not provide comprehension or understanding. Reading comprehension generally comes from successfully navigating grades K thru 12. Understanding generally comes from higher education and experience.

Chum lee (over and out on this thread)