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Old 09-13-2006, 06:36 AM  
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Originally Posted by BusterPorn
Plus they are also locked now and cannot be opened unless the plane is bellow a certain altitutde.
I actually asked this question once while on a plane. The door locks are pressurized so at several thousand feet the doors will not open. However, they do need to open at places that are a few 1000 ft above sea level like...so at 2000-3000ft you could get away with opening them. BUT, there's a motion safety that will disallow the door to open if the plane is moving at more than a roll. So it's a combination of altitude and speed that keep doors locked. Least that what the stuardess told me.
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