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Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

traceroute66 wrote: post #12
butvacuum wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

doesnt mean the inside one isnt there to protect the outside one.

> doesnt mean the inside one isnt there to protect the outside one. The inner pane is typically half the thickness of the outer pane. So whilst you could argue it cold be seen as a failsafe, I would say its primary purpose remains "double glazing" insulation. The OAT at 30–40,000ft is very low and there is a lot of combined window area. So the importance of insulation is not to be underestimated. In particular on new…

> OAT

For the non-aviation folks, OAT means "Outside Air Temperature".

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

asah wrote: post #32
0x073 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everything gets much easier without windows, but many people feel a sense of security with windows. I also prefer a flight without get a feeling of a flying can.

another solution: https://www.theliquidview.com/

Is that just a TV with a fancy bezel that plays a 24-hour video? $10K seems a lot to drop on something so mundane.

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by mghackerlady »

0x073 wrote: post #29
yrro wrote: post #28

How much easier would it be to design build & maintain aircraft if we did away with (passenger) windows?

Everything gets much easier without windows, but many people feel a sense of security with windows. I also prefer a flight without get a feeling of a flying can.

It also helps passengers on long flights experience the passage of time as something other than number go up

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by Arn_Thor »

stouset wrote: post #6
left-struck wrote: post #3

If you just want an answer to the question > Bleed holes, Captain Joe explains, “allow for pressure equalization between the space between the panes of the window and the cabin interior. Without these holes, the pressure difference between the cabin and the space between the panes would lead to stress on the window.”

And then to answer the follow-up, the double panes are not for safety in case one breaks. They’re for thermal insulation.

This doesn't refer to the double-paned outer window, the pressure window. It refers to the innermost protective pane, the "scratch pane" that keeps greasy fingers and portruding camera lenses from reaching the two "real" windows. It's the hole in the scratch pane people are asking about

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by mierz00 »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #41
traceroute66 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> doesnt mean the inside one isnt there to protect the outside one. The inner pane is typically half the thickness of the outer pane. So whilst you could argue it cold be seen as a failsafe, I would say its primary purpose remains "double glazing" insulation. The OAT at 30–40,000ft is very low and there is a lot of combined window area. So the importance of insulation is not to be underestimated. In particular on new…

> OAT For the non-aviation folks, OAT means "Outside Air Temperature".

My time in the military has made me hate acronyms with a fury.

https://acronyms-suck.com

Re: Why is there a tiny hole in the airplane window? (2023)

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Post by butvacuum »

traceroute66 wrote: post #12
butvacuum wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

doesnt mean the inside one isnt there to protect the outside one.

> doesnt mean the inside one isnt there to protect the outside one. The inner pane is typically half the thickness of the outer pane. So whilst you could argue it cold be seen as a failsafe, I would say its primary purpose remains "double glazing" insulation. The OAT at 30–40,000ft is very low and there is a lot of combined window area. So the importance of insulation is not to be underestimated. In particular on new…

that's not what's being discussed. airplanes have a hull window and a passenger cabin window that are universally refered to as a single "double" window- at least amongst the general public.

The inner cabin window is absolutely there to protect the hull window.

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