Can people survive if a planes door opens at 15,00 ft?
If a planes doors is opened at 15,000, would a pilots be able to land the plane and would the people on board survive with the release of the internal pressure within and would there be enough oxygen to breath provided people are strapped into their seats.
I was involved in an air rage incident where a man tired to get Of the plane, on a Turkish airline, this is a question on our minds.
Answers:
Probably. People have climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen before, and that's 29,000+ feet. They had to acclimate to that height, of course, but they survived.
If someone opened a pressurized plane's door, the plane would suddenly depressurize. Commercial aircraft typically are pressurized to the equivalant of 8,000 feet, so while it would be noticable, it wouldn't be as much a shock as if you went from the equivalent of sea level to 15,000 feet. I don't know if anyone would suddenly embolize, and I doubt that it would suck anyone out of their seat. Loose paper may fly around the cabin, though. the noise would probably be terrific, too. If there were no structural damage or control issues, the pilots could probably land the plane with no other problems.
no they wont
Perhaps he was looking for his turkish delight!
not sure if the doors would actually open, but I'm thinking with the pressure differences.. everything would get sucked out the opening.
Well the plane would have a drop-down oxygen supply fitted, so yes.
If you're meaning without the use of oxygen, probably still yes. 15k ft isn't that high. Cabins on commercial aircraft are only pressurised to 12k in the first place. You'd likely be short of breath, a bit dizzy and suffer mild hypoxia but most people wouldn't pass out at that altitude or from rapid decompression that minimal.
i think there is a good chance of survival provided you were all belted-up.
i knock there is enough oxygen at 10000ft. if doors opened at 15000, the first thing the pilot would do is dive to 10000.
it would be extremely windy and cold though.
hmm try and tell me
15ft i can jump that high with a pogo stick
The planes have their own supply of masks which drop down should the cabin lose pressure.
The pilot will then radio a "SOS" and reduce his height to a few thousand feet and fly to the nearest suitable airport.
If you are flying to the UK and you are diverted to Stanstead, you will have a good reason to panic
Yes . i think they will survive .. the only thing that happenend due to pressure was they might get some hearing problem ..
Sudden change in the pressuer will effect their ears ,,,
The door would not open in the air, as it opens inwards, before opening outwards. Not many people are strong enough to open those doors against the pressure - the Hulk could do it.
If it did open most people would probably survive (onboard oxygen masks), that's if the decompression does not damage the plane.
I believe that if you were strapped in expecting it and had oxygen mask on maybe. That had to be the scariest thing you have ever been through? What in the world was that crazy man thinking? Thank God someone tackled the idiot. Glad you are here to talk about it.
At that altitude there is ample oxygen but at 5/ 600 miles per hour, would not want to be anywhere near the door because for sure you would be drawn out of the plane
Some people can climb Everest (26000 ft)without oxygen so 15000 shouldn't be a problem if the 'plane holds together..
15000ft is not that high an average cruising height can be double that as long as you were in your seat belted up used the oxygen masks you would survive a bit cold but you would survive.
anthony e - Everest is 29,035 feet - NOT 26,000
Free fall parachutists jump out of planes at 10,000ft and higher. They fly all the way up from the ground with the door open, so being able to breath is not an issue.
Getting sucked out the door is the big issue, but assuming you weren't then you'd survive long enough for the pilot to make an emergency landing somewhere.
I think you'd have been fine.
Hollywood tends to overplay the effect of de-pressurisation (Goldfinger getting sucked out the window, anyone?). The difference in pressure is not *that* great, and the plane would equalise in only a couple of seconds or so. If you were standing right beside the door, you may have been sucked out, but I very much doubt anyone sitting in their seats, strapped in or otherwise, would have been moved at all.
As others have already said, there is oxygen enough to breathe at 15k foot, so that wouldn't be a problem either.
I think your biggest problems would be the noise and the cold and neither would do you any harm.
Besides, (again as others have said) with the pressure in the cabin, the guy would never have got the door open anyway.
Overall, I think you'd have had at least a 99% chance of landing perfectly safely.
Oxygen masks would drop, get them on and you would be fine.
You would probably all have ruptured eardrums though.
Not 100% guaranteed the pilot could keep control due to the depressurization, so your best course of action would be to disable the person as fast as possible before he got the door open. Worry about the legal issues of hitting him AFTER you land safely!
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I was involved in an air rage incident where a man tired to get Of the plane, on a Turkish airline, this is a question on our minds.
Answers:
Probably. People have climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen before, and that's 29,000+ feet. They had to acclimate to that height, of course, but they survived.
If someone opened a pressurized plane's door, the plane would suddenly depressurize. Commercial aircraft typically are pressurized to the equivalant of 8,000 feet, so while it would be noticable, it wouldn't be as much a shock as if you went from the equivalent of sea level to 15,000 feet. I don't know if anyone would suddenly embolize, and I doubt that it would suck anyone out of their seat. Loose paper may fly around the cabin, though. the noise would probably be terrific, too. If there were no structural damage or control issues, the pilots could probably land the plane with no other problems.
no they wont
Perhaps he was looking for his turkish delight!
not sure if the doors would actually open, but I'm thinking with the pressure differences.. everything would get sucked out the opening.
Well the plane would have a drop-down oxygen supply fitted, so yes.
If you're meaning without the use of oxygen, probably still yes. 15k ft isn't that high. Cabins on commercial aircraft are only pressurised to 12k in the first place. You'd likely be short of breath, a bit dizzy and suffer mild hypoxia but most people wouldn't pass out at that altitude or from rapid decompression that minimal.
i think there is a good chance of survival provided you were all belted-up.
i knock there is enough oxygen at 10000ft. if doors opened at 15000, the first thing the pilot would do is dive to 10000.
it would be extremely windy and cold though.
hmm try and tell me
15ft i can jump that high with a pogo stick
The planes have their own supply of masks which drop down should the cabin lose pressure.
The pilot will then radio a "SOS" and reduce his height to a few thousand feet and fly to the nearest suitable airport.
If you are flying to the UK and you are diverted to Stanstead, you will have a good reason to panic
Yes . i think they will survive .. the only thing that happenend due to pressure was they might get some hearing problem ..
Sudden change in the pressuer will effect their ears ,,,
The door would not open in the air, as it opens inwards, before opening outwards. Not many people are strong enough to open those doors against the pressure - the Hulk could do it.
If it did open most people would probably survive (onboard oxygen masks), that's if the decompression does not damage the plane.
I believe that if you were strapped in expecting it and had oxygen mask on maybe. That had to be the scariest thing you have ever been through? What in the world was that crazy man thinking? Thank God someone tackled the idiot. Glad you are here to talk about it.
At that altitude there is ample oxygen but at 5/ 600 miles per hour, would not want to be anywhere near the door because for sure you would be drawn out of the plane
Some people can climb Everest (26000 ft)without oxygen so 15000 shouldn't be a problem if the 'plane holds together..
15000ft is not that high an average cruising height can be double that as long as you were in your seat belted up used the oxygen masks you would survive a bit cold but you would survive.
anthony e - Everest is 29,035 feet - NOT 26,000
Free fall parachutists jump out of planes at 10,000ft and higher. They fly all the way up from the ground with the door open, so being able to breath is not an issue.
Getting sucked out the door is the big issue, but assuming you weren't then you'd survive long enough for the pilot to make an emergency landing somewhere.
I think you'd have been fine.
Hollywood tends to overplay the effect of de-pressurisation (Goldfinger getting sucked out the window, anyone?). The difference in pressure is not *that* great, and the plane would equalise in only a couple of seconds or so. If you were standing right beside the door, you may have been sucked out, but I very much doubt anyone sitting in their seats, strapped in or otherwise, would have been moved at all.
As others have already said, there is oxygen enough to breathe at 15k foot, so that wouldn't be a problem either.
I think your biggest problems would be the noise and the cold and neither would do you any harm.
Besides, (again as others have said) with the pressure in the cabin, the guy would never have got the door open anyway.
Overall, I think you'd have had at least a 99% chance of landing perfectly safely.
Oxygen masks would drop, get them on and you would be fine.
You would probably all have ruptured eardrums though.
Not 100% guaranteed the pilot could keep control due to the depressurization, so your best course of action would be to disable the person as fast as possible before he got the door open. Worry about the legal issues of hitting him AFTER you land safely!
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