Nurse survives window blowout in air ambulance at 20,000 feet

[AmericanFlyer]

Thank goodness, no one was seriously hurt...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/02/air....ap/index.html

[MarcJF]

Seems like a lucky escape, thank goodness these things don't happen often.

[ThreadBaron]

... and back at work the next day! The words 'Nurse' and 'bottle' take on new meaning.

[eyeinthesky]

6 ft and 220 lbs...

If you wanted something to block a window at 20000ft, that would do very nicely!

[Final 3 Greens]

The question is...

What is the pressure differential at 20,000'?

This sounds a bit odd to me.

[mm_flynn]

Originally Posted by Final 3 Greens

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!

[hobie]

Originally Posted by Final 3 Greens

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/cou...es3/dense.html

5 psi differential sounds about right with cabin set around 8 to 10k level ......