2006-09-10 08:22:45 · 14 answers · asked by del72 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
You generally have to open the shutters during take off and landing. This is so that - in the event of an accident - the passengers can see what's going on outside. Imagine if there is a fire on one side of the plane... if the shutters are open it will be obvious that the emergency exits on the other side are the only safe way out. If the shutters are down, there may be unnecessary casualties.
This, incidentally, is also the reason why the lights are dimmed for take off and landing at night... so your eyes adjust to the dark and if you do need to make an emergency evacuation, you'll be able to see where you're going.
2006-09-10 08:26:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With some airlines it is so that the passengers can have some shut eye and adjust to the time zones or on night flights where it will be getting light during flight. Nice touch by the crew. For safety reasons it is so that any passengers can observe if anything is happening outside, like a dodgy flap or oil leaks etc. Basically anything that looks untoward. Remeber that on the majority of larger passenger aircraft the Flight crew can only see the wingtips with difficulty so it nice to have a few hundred extra pairs of eyes....know what i mean. Do as the crew tell you as there is usually a good reason why even if it does sound anal or unreasonable.
2006-09-13 03:26:44 · answer #2 · answered by rgrahamh2o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArgZJFBUmtgi5_7tkOIFCU_sy6IX?qid=20060908013315AApaikq
It is so the Pilot/crew can easily see the flaps/engines if something doesn't feel right. I have only been on 2 flights (out of thousands) where the pilot actually came back and looked out the pasenger windows. Once was to investigate a trailing oil sray from an engine. He decided to do nothing until we landed. The 2nd was to ensure a Slat had retracted completely as he felt a slight lift/yaw to the right.
Everyone is asking the same questions every day..
2006-09-10 10:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been on many trips and don't believe that you have to open or close shutters due to landing or taking off, however if the stewards/esses believe that people are in need of sleep in order to help adjust to a new time zone, they may tell people to close all shutters.
2006-09-10 08:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by ben_ev0lent 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
To stop adrenalin junkies getting high & upsetting people that are really very scared of take offs, landings, roller coasters, ferris wheels, mexican hats, fast cars, speed boats & anything that will expose them to an ounce of G-Force : /
you have a nice day now : )
2006-09-13 05:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by Drew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keeping the "windows" open during these critical times [ take off /landing] alows crew and passengers to be able to observe any problems that may occure on wings and sometimes landing gear is visable.
2006-09-10 08:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by ong jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They asked us to close them while landing because it will be sitting in the hot sun a while. That way the next boarding people will be more comfortable. That is what the pilot told us; it is thoughful and I hope you do it.
2006-09-10 08:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by xalsk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why don't you read the answers on the other 10,000 times this question has been asked in the last week.
2006-09-10 09:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you noticed before you take off and you look out of the window and see ants on the ground, don't they remind you of people?
2006-09-10 08:27:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The emergency response crews want to be able to see your burnt, mangled corpse in the event things don't go quite as planned.
2006-09-10 08:26:13 · answer #10 · answered by 1993 FLSTF 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋