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We all have seen the movies were one pistol shot or what not causes
the side of an airliner explode sucking the people, seats, etc. into
the void. What would happen in the reality? Let's assume the plane is
at the cruising altitude.

You mean like Goldfinger???

Well, here's some results of real testing:

http://www.google.com/groups?selm=6b6b4da6.0310041342.3dff4b01%40posting .google.com&output=gplain

This from the TV show "Mythbusters" http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html
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