Would you open an airplane window way up in the sky?

Question

If it was specially made with option to open it or close it.....I wouldn't.

Answer 1

Good question!

Two years ago, in a C130 at 2000 feet, while flying at 230 knots unpressurized, we opened the right cockpit window fully. With the plane flying that fast, the air goes right over the hole with hardly a breeze coming in. It is noisy however. After a few minutes, we closed the window and seconds later a seagull smashed into it so hard the remains squeezed past the window seal and sprayed the copilot with blood and feathers. The moral? If the window had been opened, the navigator, who was standing right there would probably have been killed. So it's an OK idea, as long as nothing goes wrong.... It is impossible to do while pressurized since all windows and doors open inwards and the pressure keeps them shut tight.



I am a Flight Engineer.

Answer 2

It depends on the type of airplane, the altitude, and the speed.



Small aircraft can easily open windows in flight. They are not pressurized and they don't fly very high, and some of the windows are designed to be opened and can be opened even in flight. They fly only about as fast as a very fast car, so the wind isn't that strong.



Pressurized aircraft at high altitudes are a different story. Most of their windows are not designed to open. An exception is some of the windows in the cockpit, which can open on the ground to give the pilots an escape route in the event of an accident. They are not designed to be opened in flight, however. In general, you don't open anything in an aircraft that is pressurized at altitude, because things (and sometimes people) can be sucked out by the sudden rush of air.

Answer 3

If the cabin is pressurized would be a very bad idea, plus there wouldn't be much oxygene. Most aircraft windows can not be opened anyway maybe on small aircraft that can not fly above 15 or 20 thousand feet, you would have to be very cognizant of airspeed it may rip the window out. Just don't do it.

Answer 4

you cant open the windows or you get a phenomina called explosive decompression when the air escapes with an explosive force but bet you didnt know this

A fire on board a south african airways 747 could not be extuinguished so to clear the smoke the crew desended to a altitude regarded safe for opening and the cabin pressure was equal as the outside pressure the cabin crew opened forward door allowing smoke to escape but due to the fact the aircraft was a combi Passenger/cargo mixed into one the upper flight deck didnt have any doors so the cockpit filled with smoke unfortunatly the aircraft cam down into the water and all on board lost their lives

Answer 5

Depends. If I was flying below 14,000 why not? If I was flying in a pressurised aircraft I wouldn't, because usually if the plane is under pressure it's because we are high up at an altitude where there's not much oxygen. If you were to open the window there wouldn't be anymore pressurisation.



"In case of a rapid loss of cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down from above....".

Answer 6

What do you define as way up? Up to about ten thousand feet no reason not to. Around 20,000 you would lose oxygen to the brain in most cases. At pressurization attitudes there would be no option to open a window because it would cause explosive decompression like you see in the movies when someone accidentally shoots a hole in a plane. That's why pilots don't carry firearms usually for protection against terrorists. In WWII you saw pilots flying with the hood back in fighters. They were usually below 15,000 feet. Lots below. It was cooler and better visibility. In WWI some pilots like Rene Foncke or James McCudden developed the ability to fly to 20,000 feet without oxygen tanks. But not many people can. As for flying pressurized low. Johnny Johnson a British ace who died a few years ago described when his squadron was accidentally given Spitfires modified to intercept German reconnaissance aircraft at over 40,000 feet in the Mideast. Pressurized and canopy sealed. They flew them at lower level on operations over Europe. Not only was it impossible to bail out if shot up, they felt like being in a Turkish bath in summer according to Johnson.....Another example that illustrates how high attitudes lack oxygen. In old gun camera film from WWII you almost always see Japanese Aircraft burning violently when shot down. They were more flammable but also tended to fight at lower attitudes where the air had more oxygen to feed flames. In Europe gun camera films often showed pilots bailing out of seemingly undamaged aircraft. They were flying to high to burn.....A Cessena 152 is about complicated as a motorcycle. I know I have worked on both. It won't hit pressurization attitude.

Answer 7

Yes, I would and I have! How is a girl to put her feet out unless the windows are open?

Answer 8

Yeah cause if you can open a window that company will sure as hell make sure it is safe to allow windows to open that high up.

Answer 9

My first flight adventure became an exciting one, so impressive and no frightened in any respect. have faith me i actually enjoyed. I prefer window seating, so as that I be waiting to work out out and luxuriate in something extra suitable which will supply an further exhilaration to me.

Answer 10

Assuming small objects don't get sucked out, the wind would be rushing by at 600 MPH. What would be the point?

Answer 11

i dont mind open the shades.. but is highly impossible.. cause airplane is way 2 fast and to high i altitude.. and airplanes.. regulate the oxygen level.. opening window.. will cause for presure.. to go high or down

Answer 12

i probably wouldnt open the window. here's why:

1. my dog would want to hang his head out the window

2. he would see a duck flying by

3. he would want to chase the duck

4. he would chase the duck

5. he would fall

6. he would die (it's hard for him to land soft -he only has three legs.)

Answer 13

I was in a Cessna one time and i asked my flight instructor what would happen if we opened the door. So He opened the door. Nothing happened of course, but it was windy.

Answer 14

i wouldnt get on the airplane in the first place

Answer 15

Uh... no. That would change the cabin pressure. That's wicked bad.



Plus, everything would probably get sucked out of the plane because of altitude/speed.

Answer 16

for what purpose?...its minus 40 degrees up there...anyway, you can always flick youre cigarette ash into your expired drink bottle...but if you must!... remember its not the fall that kills you...its the sudden stop when you hit the ground...which happens about 4/5 minutes later!...

Answer 17

Well i open the window all the time in my C172SP

Answer 18

You wouldn't. Good, yes that is a wise discision isn't it. God some people just need their heads testing!

Answer 19

no the rapid decompression wolud kill you and everyone on board, plus the oxygen would be gone. your eyeballs will be rippede from their sockets if your strapped down. or the plane would implode. theyre so many diff choices ,d ont do it.

Answer 20

Well the palnes I have been on didn't have opening windows!

Answer 21

If for some reason I felt like dying I guess I would

Answer 22

hahaha no (explosive decompression) that's bad not only will it change the cabin pressure it possibly would kill you and the other passengers

Answer 23

It would b really cold and there wud b hardly any oxygen in the air - so no.

Answer 24

yes, if the aircon is not working and i am on the window seat.

Answer 25

of course

if it has the option its safe

anyone who wouldnt is a *****

Answer 26

only if the cabin was unpressurized and I was wearing an oxygen mask ! and a parachute !

Answer 27

sure to let the air change after i had my cigarette, of course not

Answer 28

haha not unless i had a good grip on my under knickers first..lol

Answer 29

no... i would be too scared of being sucked out into the sky... xxx

Answer 30

dont think so unless you had a death wish.hun

Answer 31

only crazy people lol and terrorists, you would die instantly

Answer 32

no simply no m8

Answer 33

yeah if it got hot i would

Answer 34

yes. yes i would.

Answer 35

uhh..........

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