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KernelPanic:
--- Quote from: Master of Reality ---over here in the modern world we have this neat thing called a firearm... it "shoots" projectiles out of it using "gunpowder".
Anyways, enough of patronizing calum :p
Would there really be "explosive" decompression with a 1cm hole in a commercial airliner... or is that just in movies?
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No, a plane is not airtight to begin with. It's ability to maintain pressure is merely for the systems to put in more air volume than they are losing.
A small bullet hole would just place slightly more stress on this system, cabin pressure would probably still be maintained. If not, the Pilot would be able to react and decend a few thousand feet to make up the difference.
If a window was hit I think it would be a similar situation but the Pilot would have to take quicker action and in-cabin masks would probably be triggered.
A more worrying problem would be if pneumatic or electrical subsytems were damaged, but this is why Marshalls use the sort of slug described above.
Jack2000:
or they might use a big KNIFE !
hell why don't they ever have blades with them!?
pofnlice:
because it is typically frowned upon to stab the bad guy....
The "glass" in an airliner window is not glass at all. In some cases it can even be stronger than parts of the fueselage. It's a polymer. Anyway, a shot to the glass would just make a neat little hole that would probably whistle through the double panes. You could plug it with your finger and have no fear of being sucked out. However, depending on altitude and airspeed, It could become a reasonably painfull exercise.
Explosive decompression without a b_mb is not feasible. However, it looks good in the movies.
I believe Calum did mean "shoot in a plane." Sky Marshals are armed with firearms inside a plane. If you catch a ride which has a destination of the USA or a Departure from The USA, there's a chance you have a Sky Marshal onboard, readuy to shoot the baddies if they act up. They are specially trained to do this and use typically special munitions.
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worker201:
What about that gnarly scene from the end of Alien: Resurrection? Would that be possible?
pofnlice:
In a vaccum...hmmmmmm probably!
Leave it to you! Now you crack me up....
BTW, I do not recall ever having a nice apple in TEXAS either...But, oddly enough, Missouri had loads, especially granny smith! Yeah I know, that's in the other topic!
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