Most modern aircraft employ a plug type design, where the cabin pressure actually helps seal the door. These door when being opened first need to be pulled in a little, then swung out. (Like the 757 for example)

Yes, this is exactly what I was referring to, again, making it virtually impossible to open while the cabin is pressurized.

With the cabin being pressurized, isn’t is virtually impossible for a door to open by itself?

That last one is from an LH 747 simulator landing in Mykonos! It looks like they ran out of runway there. I’m guessing it was a potential diversion unless LH has sent their 747’s there in the past? Ian, I’m sure you would know this: Is Mykonos able to handle 747’s? Rhodes definitely is able to as El Al had a weekly 747 flight when I was there in 1999.

I heard the inagural flight of Air India into LAX is Friday June 11th. It’s routing is BOM-FRA-LAX, vice versa. I just wonder what time she’s gonna come in, so me & Greekdude can get our bums over there to catch it come in & the water cannon show.

Well, that’s my last day of work before I’m off to Portugal, ol’ chap! Given my history of procrastination and the need to get a lot of paperwork done by that day so I won’t have to do it on the following Monday (which is when I leave), I’m guessing I’ll be at work pretty late that night. 😮

I can’t help but suspect Wrenchbender is merely biased to the american product.

Not that any other bias exists in this forum. :rolleyes: I’m not going to speak for the man, and I really do enjoy going at it with both of you guys (Sandy and Matthew) and really do believe you guys are joking around, as I like to do as well. But maybe he’s saying what he is based on real experience that is not waterered down by bias of any sort? As far as I go, I try to ‘keep it real’ and stay as unbiased as I can. I like PW’s, not because they are American, but because of the role they have played in Boeing’s history, amongst other things. I don’t dislike RR’s either. In fact, they are the sole powerplant on (by a huge margin) my favourite airliner of all time, the L-1011. Therefore, it’s impossible for me to dislike them! You never see me engage in any Boeing vs. Airbus debate, either, because I’m a fan of both companies and want to see them both succeed and push each other to make great airplanes. I like Boeing for what they are and I like Airbus for what they are.

Thanks for that Bhoy. I was well aware UA’s presence (shoot, I’d better!) but I only had a vague notion of AA’s. I was correct in my assumption that AA would have a stronger presence than UA at LHR, and realized that they were also stronger than AC.

How do you manage that dude, I thought you guys in the states only got two weeks off per year ?

Allen, I am an Educator. My school year goes from the beginning of September till mid June. That gives me quite a bit of vacation time, to which I am taking full advantage of this summer. 😎

Yeah, well, I get 2 1/2 months off in the summmer, so I have no choice in the matter. Summertime is when I get the bulk of my traveling in. Hopefully fares are cheaper in the summertime then?