ISTR the 139 windows have to be pulled in not pushed out but my memory maybe playing tricks.
That is the case for the cockpit windows, the cabin windows are pushed out.
Originally Posted by
albatross
Not a good idea IMO.
I well remember an accident where the co-pilot, in anticipation of ditching, jettisoned his 212 pilot’s door which struck the MR and was then thrown into the tail-rotor. It became a non-survivable event.
If my cockpit was full of smoke, I’d be doing what I could to clear it. The window may have been kept in the cockpit rather than jettisoned, but if not, the tail rotor is on the right side, so there’d be less chance of contact.
This certainly looks like an “all bets off” event.