nigel99 607 #1 April 3, 2011 http://www.digtriad.com/news/national/article/169545/175/Ruptured-Roof-On-Flight-812 Interesting blog http://thebluestmuse.blogspot.com/2011/04/southwest-flight-812-i-prefer-my-plane.html If the hole was big enough you could exit at the right speedExperienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #2 April 3, 2011 I wonder if anyone on board yelled "DOOR!" seriously though they are lucky to be alive and will have a story to tell for years to come.Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #3 April 3, 2011 I wonder how high they were when it ruptured and what the forces were like. There's another good reason to wear your seatbelt at all times.Gotta love those Boeing planes. Even when they spring a leak they hold together and keep flying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 607 #4 April 3, 2011 Quote I wonder how high they were when it ruptured and what the forces were like. There's another good reason to wear your seatbelt at all times.Gotta love those Boeing planes. Even when they spring a leak they hold together and keep flying. I think it said 36k in one of the articles. Depending how slow they got the plane it would be fun to put a rig on and stick your head out to see the damage. You could even volunteer to duck tape the hole closed for fun.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #5 April 3, 2011 Quote I think it said 36k in one of the articles. I'm glad no one was sucked out. That's a pretty violent decompression. The one in Hawaii years ago was only at 25K and one flight attendant lost her life when she was sucked out of the plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 607 #6 April 3, 2011 Quote Quote I think it said 36k in one of the articles. I'm glad no one was sucked out. That's a pretty violent decompression. The one in Hawaii years ago was only at 25K and one flight attendant lost her life when she was sucked out of the plane. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1372605/Aircraft-emergency-landing-hole-passengers-heads-forces-rapid-descent.html Two people fainted/passed out including an air hostess. I remember the Hawaii one. What really gets me is what kind of person videos/takes pictures of a crisis like this? There is a photo by a passenger taken before the oxygen masks deploy. It was the same with the Japan earthquake people posting on youtube etc of other people who are falling down and getting hurt. What ever happened to helping those people?Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #7 April 3, 2011 Quote Gotta love those Boeing planes. Even when they spring a leak they hold together and keep flying. Yes, they seem more durable than the old Comet, but I can't help but wonder if this isn't a rehearsal to implement a surcharge for extras such as "pressurization", or "O2 masks"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 607 #8 April 3, 2011 Quote Quote Gotta love those Boeing planes. Even when they spring a leak they hold together and keep flying. Yes, they seem more durable than the old Comet, but I can't help but wonder if this isn't a rehearsal to implement a surcharge for extras such as "pressurization", or "O2 masks". Someone said this on the DM comments section Quote lucky not Ryanair they would have charged for the sunroof Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 April 4, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Gotta love those Boeing planes. Even when they spring a leak they hold together and keep flying. Yes, they seem more durable than the old Comet, but I can't help but wonder if this isn't a rehearsal to implement a surcharge for extras such as "pressurization", or "O2 masks". Someone said this on the DM comments section Quote lucky not Ryanair they would have charged for the sunroof Patio seating costs extra...the ´tan while you land plan´! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #10 April 4, 2011 I recall this same thing happening two years ago: http://www.necn.com/Boston/Nation/2009/07/14/Hole-in-fuselage-of-737-forces/1247566001.htmlTrapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #11 April 4, 2011 Quote What really gets me is what kind of person videos/takes pictures of a crisis like this? That's the way things are now. No matter the scale of the disaster, there's always someone who measures it in terms of potential YouTube hits! Oh, and regarding that blog - if our first instinct when riding in a stricken aircraft is to start texting people, are we finally acknowledging that cellphone 'flight mode' is unnecessary? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
