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Old 31st Jul 2017, 11:47
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Dan Winterland
 
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The gutters are sloped aft to keep them from filling and getting the slf damp whilst parked and doors open. Also. If level, they confuse the rain runoff.
That's a given. But their angle of dangle is not arbitrary - it's calculated. Best seen on the A321 where the mid doors are at a lesser angle that the fore and aft doors.

And this is good gen from a mate who was on the Airbus design team.
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