stupidcasey@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 days agoPilots can roll down their window.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down13
arrow-up1180arrow-down1imagePilots can roll down their window.lemmy.worldstupidcasey@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days 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-up6·3 days agoWell when you put it like that I’d rather take my chance with the window
minus-squareatrielienz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days 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-up2·3 days 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