Originally Posted by Dan Winterland
Incidently, there is a procedure for smoke removal in the 747 which has the doors opened partially in flight. Strops to hold them in position are carried in the aircraft."
Originally Posted by nitro rig driver
Never seen or heard of these in 15 years
When I flew on B744's we had "Smoke Evac Ropes" which were used to tie the door handle open inflight if required... but of course the aircraft had to descend to 10,000ft or below and be de-pressurised first before the smoke removal procedure could be initiated.