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To: PsyOp
You do know, of course that those doors won't open in flight,

You're another 'self-made' expert, I see . . .

314 posted on 05/21/2002 9:55:40 PM PDT by Crowcreek
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To: Crowcreek
You're another 'self-made' expert, I see...

Well, when you're right, you're right. The doors of a commercial airliner will not open in flight. The FAA mandated that safety feature after the D.B. Cooper afair. The device that prevents the latch mechanism from releasing is automatically controlled by the airspeed indicator and cannot be disabled from inside the aircraft.

This was explained to me in detail by my father, a retired American Airlines pilot - a "self-made" expert, if you will.

330 posted on 05/21/2002 10:31:40 PM PDT by PsyOp
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