Originally Posted by
theskyboy
IE The probability of having an evacuation with a minimal load
On the Irish airline>
Just because passengers haven't been briefed on the operation of an overwing exit, doesn't mean they wouldn't be able to open them.
True.
However on one drill, pull as I could I could not get the window out. My instructor tried too and he could not do it either. Called the groundcrew who do it all the time - lift handle and push.
The window opened outwards not inwards