Can the plane door suddenly open in mid-flight?

“What if, all of a sudden, some madman runs to open the plane’s door mid-flight?” Surely more than one person thought something like this could happen. But do not worry. It is practically impossible for that to happen. And if it does, we’ll explain the consequences. Check this post.

Although most of us know that, according to statistics, traveling by plane is much safer than by car, a large number of people continue to be afraid of flying. Often this dread of traveling through the sky is nothing more than a fear of the unknown, which can be reduced a bit if we learn more about what can and cannot happen on board.

But, after all, is it possible for the plane’s door to open in mid-flight?

It’s practically impossible, since the internal pressure is much greater than the external atmospheric pressure. Therefore, to open the door of a mid-flight aircraft, one would have to exert considerable force. That is, only if you are a super hero.

What if the door still opens?

Hypothetically, if the door opens, the first thing that happens is that the pressure will abruptly decrease. In front of you, the oxygen mask will fall. and you will have approx. 15 seconds to put it on and be able to breathe. And passengers who ignored the flight attendants’ messages to fasten their seat belts can’t even reach out to reach her. They will be quickly sucked out of the plane.

Will the pilots have time to do anything to fix the problem?

As oxygen masks do not last forever, the pilots’ task will be to descend to an altitude of 3,000 meters as quickly as possible so passengers can breathe without them. And this is relatively simple, not least because they are trained for it in flight simulators. But they will have to hurry, as the fuselage will begin to experience enormous pressure with the doors open.

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Is there any additional guarantee that the door will not open?

Again, opening an airplane door mid-flight is practically impossible, even if a group of people tries. But for the restless, here’s an extra guarantee. A mechanism known as cooper vane, in the external area of the fuselage, helps to prevent the door from opening. So now yes, you can certainly breathe a sigh of relief.

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