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Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
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Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#22Well, this isn’t very typical, I’d like to make that point.
Look, the windows not supposed to fall off, for a start. These things are built to rigorous aeronautical engineering standards — cardboard’s out, cardboard derivatives, no cellotape, no string. So chance in a million, really.
And to be clear, the plane that the window fell off was flown to safety. So there’s nothing out there but birds, air, wind and clouds… and the window that fell off.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#23Would it be strange to not have any windows on a plane? You could put thin oled panels on the wall instead. Seems like that would be more structurally sound.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#24Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#25Good photo of the broken window in Aviation Herald: https://avherald.com/h?article=53ba2a01&opt=0
More discussion in: Airliners.net: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1510797&...
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#26Would it be strange to not have any windows on a plane? You could put thin oled panels on the wall instead. Seems like that would be more structurally sound.
I suspect you'd lose the sense of depth that helps make the plane feel less small. There's also a safety factor for situational awareness; many carriers require shades to be open for the cabin crew to figure out the safest side to evacuate on in an emergency.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#27Good photo of the broken window in Aviation Herald: https://avherald.com/h?article=53ba2a01&opt=0 More discussion in: Airliners.net: https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1510797&...
That photo ws in the main article as well.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#28Lesson learned for Ryanair leadership: charge more for seats not in range of debris from uncontained turbine failures.
Seriously though, as an aviation geek, I always avoid those seats when given a choice.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#29Extremely similar to Southwest flight 1380 which killed a person in the US after they were partially sucked out of a broken window from an engine failure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380
This would all be solved if the engines were out in front of the plane like podracers.
Re: Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
#30Would it be strange to not have any windows on a plane? You could put thin oled panels on the wall instead. Seems like that would be more structurally sound.
I suspect you'd lose the sense of depth that helps make the plane feel less small. There's also a safety factor for situational awareness; many carriers require shades to be open for the cabin crew to figure out the safest side to evacuate on in an emergency.
You could do something with mirrors, but the safety cards reference looking out the windows before opening the emergency doors, so I bet you need at least SOME.