stupidcasey@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agoPilots can roll down their window.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1188
arrow-up1188imagePilots can roll down their window.lemmy.worldstupidcasey@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI’m just gonna say aircraft are often made of class D fire materials and if a fire breaks out that fire is often self sustaining. Those windows open so the pilot has an evacuation route in the event they can’t leave via the door to the flight deck.
minus-squarePacrat173@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoWell when you put it like that I’d rather take my chance with the window
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoThe idea of traveling anywhere near half the speed of mach 1 with a window that opens is terrifying on its face, I will admit.
minus-squarefartographer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt’ll certainly blow your hair back
I’m just gonna say aircraft are often made of class D fire materials and if a fire breaks out that fire is often self sustaining. Those windows open so the pilot has an evacuation route in the event they can’t leave via the door to the flight deck.
Well when you put it like that I’d rather take my chance with the window
The idea of traveling anywhere near half the speed of mach 1 with a window that opens is terrifying on its face, I will admit.
It’ll certainly blow your hair back