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Thai Worker Causes Mid-Air Panic on Flight from Taiwan to BKK


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Fortunately he would break his fingers before opening an emergency exit on cruising altitude.

But of course it is a frightening scene.

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10 minutes ago, blazes said:

Yokel films scene (hoping to profit from sale of footage) and leaves it for others to be the heroes......

What are you on about? The video is from after the landing, when the police came to pick him up.

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1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

Fortunately he would break his fingers before opening an emergency exit on cruising altitude.

But of course it is a frightening scene.

Can the doors actually be opened when plane is in flight

 

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20 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Can the doors actually be opened when plane is in flight

 

Only on very low heights. Of course on the ground.

But as the report says mid flight it must be typically 10000 feet or so.

Difference between cabin pressure and low outside pressure pushes the door so strong to the fitting that no man would be able to lift it.

 

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11 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Only on very low heights. Of course on the ground.

But as the report says mid flight it must be typically 10000 feet or so.

Difference between cabin pressure and low outside pressure pushes the door so strong to the fitting that no man would be able to lift it.

 

Aircraft doors open out .............

 

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4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Aircraft doors open out .............

Watch what they do!

They have to turn it in first and shift side wards.

They are kept in place by pressure difference.

 

My previous post was faulty: of course 10000 m / about 30000 feet is a mid air height.

Often more,

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52 minutes ago, blazes said:

Yokel films scene (hoping to profit from sale of footage) and leaves it for others to be the heroes......

 

But in reality the video is a mess, doesn't really ID anybody, and proves nothing.

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8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

In the video, the restrained man is seen asking officials, “Where are we now?” Upon being informed they had landed in Thailand, he claimed, “The drugs are out of my system now.”

Should stick to boats and Song Thaews

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3 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Fortunately he would break his fingers before opening an emergency exit on cruising altitude.

But of course it is a frightening scene.

Look on the bright side. If he did open the door he would be the first one out.😀

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Most modern automated systems began to pressurize when weight is off the wheels.   The outflow valves, most commonly on the rear of the cabin bulkhead,  will fluctuate from open to closed to provide a cabin pressure between 6 and 8.6 psi, depending on the altitude.   Above 8.7-8.9 psi, the pressurization system goes through several safety modes to maintain the pressure below a point of bulkhead failure.  Each manufacture of commercial aircraft has slight differences with the same operating concept.

 

Aircraft doors and E-windows that are of the plug type would be extremely, if not impossible, to open at these internal pressures.  Exceptions to the plug doors would be the rear air stairs on some aircraft.  

Examples; some B727 and DC9/MD80s.  However, these airstairs had a latching system that would not open with a pressurized cabin.     Example:   DB Cooper ordered the crew to descend to 10,000 ft and depressurize the aircraft so the air stairs could be opened.

 

Some of the newer aircraft have internal mechanical pins in the window frames that are latched when the aircraft engines are operating above normal ground power settings.  Im not real familiar with this system as I retired before this system was used.

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5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Only on very low heights. Of course on the ground.

But as the report says mid flight it must be typically 10000 feet or so.

Difference between cabin pressure and low outside pressure pushes the door so strong to the fitting that no man would be able to lift it.

 

Except it is a Boeing Door, they fall out by itself.

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On 12/20/2024 at 9:00 AM, flyingtlger said:
On 12/20/2024 at 5:54 AM, Georgealbert said:

“The drugs are out of my system now.”

A little late.....


Turns out that was the problem .... He was off his meds. His family, who know that he is mentally ill, believes he WAS NOT taking his meds. He has a history of mental illness. But there he is on a flight. 

Great. 🫤


 

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