Punctured pressure cabin.

In article ,
"M. J. Powell" wrote:

Oh, right. There was also the case of the RAF rear-gunner who dropped
about 15k w/o a parachute. I believe the Germans gave him a certificate
to certify the fact.

Yeah, a few people have managed to fall long distances without dying.

Not that it would seem to be a lot of fun after that last tenth of a
second or so... that stewardess who fell 33,000 feet and survived got
several broken bones and paraplegia in the bargain.

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In article ,
"M. J. Powell" wrote:


Not that it would seem to be a lot of fun after that last tenth of a
second or so... that stewardess who fell 33,000 feet and survived got
several broken bones and paraplegia in the bargain.


IRC the RAF tailgunner survived with minor injuries. His
survival was put down to his falling through dense foliage
into a deep snowdrift.

Keith

"M. J. Powell" wrote in
:

[snip]

Oh, right. There was also the case of the RAF rear-gunner who dropped
about 15k w/o a parachute. I believe the Germans gave him a certificate
to certify the fact.

Tailgunner in a Sunderland Flying Boat over Norway IIRC.
The whole turret was blown off the back of the aircraft
hit a steep slope covered with deep snow and rolled to a stop.

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"B2431" wrote in message
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From: "Kevin Brooks"


What started this is your continued assertion that rapid decompression is
no
big deal, in spite of there having been related fatalities, and rather
substantial injuries as noted in the Aer Lingus case.

Brooks


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired


No, go back and see what I said in the first place. I said a blown out
window
would not be catastrophic.

No, you went beyond that, saying: "It would still be only annoying. A few
ear aches and a lot of noise along
with oxygen masks dropping. The person sitting next to the window might lose
his reading material or dinner." "Only annoying..."?


I have been unable to find a single case of a blown out window being
catastrophic.

To the individual sucked out, whether partially or totally (see the other
posters' comments regarding another case where an individual was reportedly
completely ejected), that statement might appear sort of minimalist, to say
the least.

Brooks


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:35:00 +0000, "M. J. Powell"
wrote:

Wow!

Heh. The airliner in 1988 over Hawaii lost about 120 square feet of
cabin roof at 24,000 feet and landed all passengers safely, except for
one flight attendant who was blown out the crew survived as well.

It's going to take a lot more than a handful of bullet holes in the
wall or windows to take out an airliner.

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of the human mind to correlate all its contents." - H.P. Lovecraft

Heh. The airliner in 1988 over Hawaii lost about 120 square feet of
cabin roof at 24,000 feet and landed all passengers safely, except for
one flight attendant who was blown out the crew survived as well.

It's going to take a lot more than a handful of bullet holes in the
wall or windows to take out an airliner.

Was it cabriolet?

In message , Johnny Bravo
writes
On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:35:00 +0000, "M. J. Powell"
wrote:

Wow!

Heh. The airliner in 1988 over Hawaii lost about 120 square feet of
cabin roof at 24,000 feet and landed all passengers safely, except for
one flight attendant who was blown out the crew survived as well.

I saw the newspaper photo. Amazing.

Mike
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In message , IBM
writes
"M. J. Powell" wrote in
:

[snip]

Oh, right. There was also the case of the RAF rear-gunner who dropped
about 15k w/o a parachute. I believe the Germans gave him a certificate
to certify the fact.

Tailgunner in a Sunderland Flying Boat over Norway IIRC.
The whole turret was blown off the back of the aircraft
hit a steep slope covered with deep snow and rolled to a stop.

Sunderland in Scotland hit high ground, rear turret broken off. The
gunner was the only survivor. (The 'Hess' and 'Duke of Kent'
Sunderland.)

Mike
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M.J.Powell

"Johnny Bravo" wrote in message
news
Heh. The airliner in 1988 over Hawaii lost about 120 square feet of
cabin roof at 24,000 feet and landed all passengers safely, except for
one flight attendant who was blown out the crew survived as well.


Last time I checked the flight attendant WAS part of the crew.

Tex Houston

"Keith Willshaw" writes:



There were 2 DC-10 depressurusation events

The first happened over Ontario , the cargo hatch opened
in flight due to a damaged latch which wasnt fully closed. The
floor collapsed damaging control cables , the crew managed to make
an emergency landing and a bulletin was sent out recommending
changes be made but no mandatory notice was issued.

As I recall, there WAS an AD issued by one FAA regional
office but HQ pulled it after political pressure from Mc-D.


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