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To: Blueflag
Nope: cabin pressure PUSHED the woman partially out until it equalized enough to allow the others to pull her back in.

Pretty sure 99% of the people reading this article understood what was meant by getting sucked out the window.

28 posted on 05/07/2019 5:43:40 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

I am not sure I agree. Too many folks have watched movies where people get ‘sucked out’.

The fuselage, when ruptured via a broken window, will exhaust pressurized air, about 1-2 atmospheres worth if flying at 35000 feet or so. An open window is a big hole from a depressurization standpoint. Won’t take long to equalize, depending upon how fast the plane descends.

There is therefore about 15-20 psi of pressure working to push a human out a broken window if that person is the plug. That’s why it was so hard to remove her until equalization was achieved.


29 posted on 05/07/2019 7:56:37 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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