unlike the train and bus windows, the flight windows are very small. Is there any specific reason for this?
2006-11-01 18:59:36 · 5 answers · asked by shyam29june 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
Air pressure. Look up the sad saga of the Comet 4B aircraft - one of the first commercial jet airliners which fell out of the sky. They had square windows. The pressure in an aircraft is based (roughly) at around 8,000 feet max, (I may be wrong at that level figure!) you are flying at 32,000 feet which means a lot of air pressure is around. Actually, aircraft designers would prefer no windows at all, as any cutting into the pressurised airframe can weaken it.
2006-11-01 21:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by BizTravelMan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 15:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stresses put on a plane in flight are extreme (not at all like buses or trains), and windows are weakpoints in the fuselage. The bigger the window, the more likely the structure will fail. Failure is not an option.
The only reason why windows are as big as they are now is because of better construction materials and advancements in design.
2006-11-01 20:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by IceTrojan 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Due to the impact of the air pressure once the plane zoomed in upward. Also, to prevent the passengers to jump from the window.
2006-11-01 19:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by Mutya P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pressurization. They try to get the least weakpoints as possible.
2006-11-02 04:25:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋