View Full Version : Nurse survives window blowout in air ambulance at 20,000 feet
AmericanFlyer
3rd Jul 2007, 16:44
Thank goodness, no one was seriously hurt...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/02/air.ambulance.ap/index.html
MarcJF
3rd Jul 2007, 20:05
Seems like a lucky escape, thank goodness these things don't happen often.
ThreadBaron
4th Jul 2007, 07:49
... and back at work the next day! The words 'Nurse' and 'bottle' take on new meaning.:ok:
eyeinthesky
4th Jul 2007, 10:51
6 ft and 220 lbs...
If you wanted something to block a window at 20000ft, that would do very nicely!
Final 3 Greens
4th Jul 2007, 13:37
The question is...
What is the pressure differential at 20,000'?
This sounds a bit odd to me.
mm_flynn
4th Jul 2007, 14:17
The question is...
What is the pressure differential at 20,000'?
This sounds a bit odd to me.
Say 5 PSI and 1 sq ft window (which is probably a bit large) gives 720 Lbs initial force pushing the guy out the window - but going down as the pressure differential is lost. You couldn't hold on with your hands, but there would be a lot of resistance from trying to squeeze the guy through a small hole!
The question is...
What is the pressure differential at 20,000'?
This sounds a bit odd to me.
have a look here .....
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les3/dense.html
5 psi differential sounds about right with cabin set around 8 to 10k level ......