Effect on aeroplane of sudden depressurisation

Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article ,
(Guy Lux) wrote:


Often in films, when a plane flying at high altitude has its window
shot out, it seems to experience major turbulence and/or seem to dive
before it is stabilised.

I can't understand why a load of air rushing out of the pressurised
cabin would do this in *real* situations, does it actually happen?

Any explanations?

Guy


Explanation: Hollywood drama.

The inside might fog up, due to the sudden cooling of the air, but it
should not affect the flight characteristics of the plane.

True, although the pilot *should* dive the plane deliberately as fast as
is safe in order to get down to a more breathable altitude. But you're
right: whenever something goes drastically wrong in a Hollywood plane
(such as the pilot taking his hands off the controls) the plane *must*
go into a death dive and (regardless of type) make that Stuka noise.