Why does a plane crash if a window is broken or there is a hole in the outside wall?
You see this in many films, is it possible and if so why?
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A film is a film – and not reality.
A plane does not necessarily crash because a window is broken or a hole in the outer shell. Thus, the cabin windows consist of three discs, of which the outer and the middle alone are able to hold the pressure.
Whether an aircraft becomes inoperable or breaks apart at the same time depends on various factors, including how large the hole is, how quickly the pressure drop takes place and how far the supporting structure is damaged.
A general statement for or against a crash can therefore not be made at all.
But the fact is that today’s aircraft are much more robust (and different) constructed than e.g. the comet, in which there were total losses due to explosive decompressions, for which hair cracks were responsible in the area of the window frame.
The comet is the example of how an aircraft can be lost due to material fatigue and construction errors. The Aloha B737, which was still capable of flying as a “Cabrio” and could be safely landed by the crew.
The plane does not necessarily support. It just crashes into movies. But Hollywood also lets us in movies believe that car tires atn extreme speed up on lawn squeak.
The exploding tires are best for tracking hunters when a ball hits the tire.
A plane doesn’t crash either.
there was even a case where large areas were flew away from the roof at the front and the aircraft could land “normal”
see:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha-Airlines-Flug_243
So that’s a prick?
really typical hollywood quatsch. Just like the sog from the plane at a hole. as soon as the pressure equalization takes place (and this goes abruptly) the so-called minimum is that never and never big objects or even people are pulled out.
I’ve always thought that with the sog 😀
But thanks for the clarification!
🙂
The plane crashes because it’s a movie.
In real life, the pilots would take the plane very quickly into deeper air layers. And the oxygen masks would fall down because of the pressure loss.
But these oxygen masks only give for approx. 15 min air, therefore the aircraft must be in a height before it can breathe without an oxygen mask, e.g. at 2,000 meters.
Then take the next airport in peace and quiet.
It’s not a crash, the plane just sinks very quickly to get into oxygen-rich air. In the cabin is an overpressure which flows out abruptly and which is compensated by sinking
The aircraft therefore does not crash if the pilots are not aware of the pressure loss and the cold. The Mount Everest is not climbed with gas mask without any reason. And airplanes usually fly even higher.
It would also be conceivable that such a hole reduces the stability of the aircraft and therefore further damage occurs. I think that is unlikely.
A plane crashes when a window is broken very unlikely.
The pilots have oxygen masks in the cockpit, which they would put in such a case and would immediately carry out an emergency descent to a height where you can breathe the air safely. After that they would fly to the nearest airport and land.
In addition, there was an incident in Hawaii where a Boeing 737 used a part of the ceiling and still the pilots could safely land!
Link of Hawaii:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha-Airlines-Flug_243
It does not necessarily crash, only a pressure loss, depending on the size and extent of the damage you can still fly further and also land
It’s not like that. Planes have already landed safely after bomb attacks, despite huge holes in the wall that were so large that it has thrown out several rows of seats.
The plane crashes because it’s in the script.
In height is less oxygen, and the pressure is higher than on earth.
Without pressure compensation, the plane would be crushed.
Therefore, in the aircraft, it is light overpressure that practically keeps the aircraft in shape.
If a pressure drop occurs, the outer skin and important parts can be damaged.
Why is the pressure higher than on earth? I don’t quite understand that, and I think that’s something different.
LG.
In height, the pressure is lower than on earth. As far as I know, the overpressure is in the cabin so that the passengers have the usual pressure around them.
less oxygen -> yes but this is quite irrelevant to the aircraft itself
pressure is higher -> no it is lower
in the aircraft is overprint -> but as someone else said, only so that they can feel comfortable and breathe normally
pressure drop -> for passengers not so great, the aircraft itself completely no matter
In addition, an explosive decompression can also represent a danger to the aircraft structure. In this case, the sudden pressure drop is triggered by damage to the aircraft fuselage. During the process, electrical, mechanical and hydraulic lines can be damaged, and in the worst case, the aircraft becomes completely uncontrollable. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druckabfall_im_Flugzeug?wprov=sfla1
Maybe because of the pressure generated on the plane.