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- SiSurfer, on 07/18/2008, -0/+86Commercial airplane doors have to open inward before they open out. The air pressure seals them when they're at altitude.
A normal flight is pressurized to about 8000ft or about 10.9 psi. The air pressure at 50k feet is about 1.6 psi. Assuming a 5ft x 3ft door = 15 square feet = 2160 square inches * (10.9 psi - 1.6 psi) = 20,088 lbs of pressure difference ... there's no way some random drunk guy is pulling that open. - DeskFlyer, on 07/18/2008, -1/+82Sorry to nitpick here, but the plane was at 35,000 feet which is nowhere near 50,000 feet. Besides that, most civil aircraft, even transatlantic jets, have a max service ceiling of around FL420 (the exceptions would be certain biz jets like the Citation X, certified to FL510). Don't believe me? Here's a screenshot I just took from my flight tracker at work of a cluster of transatlantic flights off the coast of New England; the altitude in Flight Level is the first number of the second line on the tag:
http://i35.tinypic.com/2qsqcgl.jpg
As you can see, 30-40k is the norm. Although it's just another false sensational headline from the Daily Mail, I suppose someone trying to open the door of an airliner would be scary at any altitude (but you should rest assured that there are locking bolts that engage the doors when the weight from the aircraft is removed from the landing gear, so it would have never opened even if he managed to get the handle pulled all the way). ;)
Sorry for the long post.
- Surferess, on 07/17/2008, -1/+40Idiot! He is so going to regret this some day.
- lukas88, on 07/18/2008, -6/+35maybe it's time you stop spouting nonsense!
- RSS14, on 07/18/2008, -1/+23:O
If there is ever an airplane related discussion on Digg, I will never ***** with you . . . - imacommi, on 07/17/2008, -1/+21What a ***** moron... seriously, who are these ***** people!?!
- thrillhouse900, on 07/17/2008, -0/+20It was probably just Jack Sheppard.
O_o - ncc74656m, on 07/18/2008, -0/+20Like the English language so clearly does yours?
- yodacallmesome, on 07/18/2008, -0/+19There's a man, on the wing out there ...
--William Shatner, Twilight Zone - Cryptocracy, on 08/17/2008, -1/+16They took his booze away? big mistake, they should have just given him much, much more!
- inactive, on 07/17/2008, -0/+15O.K. If his name was anything but 'John Bigboote' then he would have been detained in advance and beaten to death like everyone else. But all that considered: Was there a sign on the door that said 'don't open'? It's kind of a dare if one is belligerent to start with but he probably just needed to take a leak and the crapper was occupied. -- He was trying to be polite by not pissing in the sink. So that particular darwin-award nominee and a few flight attendants get sucked out in explosive decompression. Would you miss them these days? Really?
At least, he didn't say "bomb" or "nail clippers" or "bottled water" which would have actually alarmed someone. - Truzseeker, on 07/17/2008, -0/+15he was almost out the door anyway, why not finish the job :)
- kaniz, on 07/18/2008, -0/+13Why is it even relevant that there were children on the flight? I would assume that on most flights, there are people of all ages - babies, children, youth, young adults, adult and the elderly. I guess it does make the story a fraction more sensationalistic to be all 'think of the children!'. But when I read stories that throw out irrelevant but sensationalistic numbers / facts it makes me cringe and devalues the article a bit for me.
- notoneofus, on 07/18/2008, -0/+12Maybe it's time for personal responsibility.
- jadambrinson, on 07/18/2008, -0/+12People regret things after they drink?
I'll have to look into that one. - snoop396, on 07/17/2008, -2/+11yo man, it really windy outside
- BoneStamp, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Well, that airline won't take his money from now on. I fly a lot, and people getting kicked off for being drunk is something I witness about every 3 months. I once saw 7 guys get booted (before takeoff) because they were smashed and being *****. They were on their way to see the superbowl and when they got kicked off they were REALLY mad that they were going to miss the game and wasted all of that money. The cop said, "you should have thought of that before you turned this entire plane against you. It's not often we get a call from the pilot on his cell phone."
- craighoxton, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Now you know why I avoid other Brits on holiday...
- acmaurer, on 07/17/2008, -2/+9Well, it could have made an unscheduled stop in a place that's WORSE than Bermuda - maybe everyone just wanted a little sun!
- BrokenVisage, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Thank you! I was hoping someone already brought the 'children' thing up. I'm sick of this sensationalist crap and am disappointed the submitter included it in his description. There were also stewardesses, pilots, moms, dads, foreigners, and maybe even a dog and cat on the plane too.. why don't THEY get a mention? For *****'s sake.
- darkchild82, on 07/17/2008, -0/+7Taze that bro!
Edit: Actually, they should have let him open it and then kicked him out of the plane. Idiot! - diggopolous, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Let's not get panicky!
- Zordar, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7So who decided that putting the words "including children" would make it that much more awful? Would we not care unless children were involved?
- espek, on 07/18/2008, -2/+9Actually, it was your dad. I'm sorry I had to break it do you like that dude. But it's been a long held family secret.
- krekc, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7What?
- santiago1, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6 Digg rage
- chris1234, on 07/17/2008, -6/+12why they dint kicked his ass?
- inactive, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6o_O
- ironeus, on 08/01/2008, -1/+7peanuts are already banned, in-flight movies are obsolete. Because of jackasses like this soon they'll remove duty-free liquor altogether!
- Spuy767, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6No commercial aircraft flies at 50,000 feet. Just like everything ese in the daily mail, this is exaggerated.
- Threlly1, on 07/18/2008, -3/+8C.ouncil H.ouse A.nd V.iolent
- MxM111, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5Or, better just let him open the door and exit, once plane is lower...
- jimmaculate, on 07/17/2008, -0/+5Air rage? Oh come on. We didn't need to make up that word just because we already had created the word road rage. Next up, sea rage, ocean rage, or open-water rage. Which will it be?
- frostbyt, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5This guy is an idiot. It would take much more alcohol to give you the drunken strength to open that door.
- umbrellainabin, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5Passenger Dominic Carman, who was taking his wife and three children on holiday to Cuba, said: 'He was clearly very drunk.
NO ***** - ThatEvilGuy, on 07/18/2008, -1/+6A plane full of passengers and not one man enough to subdue the drunk moron.
The Brits are the worst drunks, BUT the most fun when you are drunk too. - Spamkeg, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4keep dreaming
- hardcorelilmiss, on 07/17/2008, -1/+5Smart move dude. Too bad we don't put people in the stocks for being morons.
- JorgeGT, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5People on Digg you don't want to ***** with (relating aviation):
1. vroom101
2. DeskFlyer - 4rp4n3t, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5Two words: Explosive decompression
- matthewaaron, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Why doesn't this title read, "Passengers forced to beat drunk man on plane after he tried to open door"?
- inactive, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4You are correct about everything except a "squat switch" on the landing gear. I have never seen a commercial airliner with a squat switch bolt locking door mechanism. That would be a safety issue first of all, what if the bot locking system malfunctions in an emergency and you cant get the doors open to evacuate? This bolt system would have to be electric activated and actuated and electrics is one o the first things to go away in an emergency. In addition it is simply not necessary. With 8.65 psi on the doors in flight that is enough pressure that no one could open the door even if they wanted. Also the aircraft is pressurized BEFORE takeoff to a couple psi which still creates a large force holding the doors in place even before you leave the ground. This is to stiffen the fuselage of the aircraft.
- InvisibleInk, on 07/17/2008, -0/+4Drunken terrorist
- aupton, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4No Ticket...
- cusoman, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Some day? I'm going to guess... tomorrow.
- erik22h, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Oh Daily Mail.... who are your editors? Do you even have any? The plane was not at 50,000 feet and the picture shown is of a 757, not a 767.
- kingjam, on 07/18/2008, -4/+8Alcohol is proof God loves us.
- mnpilot, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Would you care to explain the door bolt / landing gear squat switch theory with me. I just happen to have a 737-500 manual here and I can't find that anywhere?? I don't seem to remember that being discussed in 727 ground school or when I worked at an airline either.
Please enlighten me....Maybe in Flight Sim it does??? - EmperorAwesome, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Please kill yourself. Flying is horrible enough without dry policies.
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