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Old 14th Apr 2003, 15:13
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Danger 911 changed all that

Hi mjc507
911 has changed all previously held ideas on how to deal with a hijacking.
the primary objective NOW,is to prevent a large jetliner from being turned into a manually guided missile.
Safegaurding potential ground targets has precedence over the life of pax and crew onboard.indeed the US Air Force now appears to be prepared for the possibilty of having to shoot down an Airliner which might have been taken over by hijackers,and was being aimed at a high profile ground target.
What the reinforced door does is BUY the flight crew MORE TIME and enable them to land at the nearest suitable airport.
So Provided all that the hijackers have manged to smuggle past airport security is a couple of handguns/knives.these new doors should hold out,till you land and the local SWAT team has had a go at them.
Once the hijackers realize that they cant gain access to the cockpit and gain control of the A/C flight path,they might want to reconsider how many innocent lives they may want be held accountable for, once they are captured.
Happy Landings
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