Originally Posted by
roberino
Hang on a minute! Has the FT community really just concluded that opening a door, or trying to, in mid-flight is safe?
I don't think anyone has come to that conclusion?!
Originally Posted by
roberino
and that's why it's so big - to give the leverage to break the seal. Pulling it will depressurise the cabin pretty quickly.
No, thats is
not why the door handle is as big as it is. The size of the handle is needed to engage/overcome the latching mechanism. You can see the latches on the door and their corresponding tracks in the door frame. There is no way a one could engage those with a wrist movement, hence the large lever.
The door can not be opened nor a seal broken once the cabin is pressurized, and the size of the door handle has nothing to do with it.