A YouTube video widely derided as a pilot faking an engine failure so he could bail out of his stricken airplane was in fact caused by a little appreciated hazard of being accidentally sucked out of the airplane when a door comes open. In this week’s Best of the Web video, crack aviation investigator Bryan Turner gets to the bottom of this tragic event and surely hundreds of lives will be saved as a result. As he points out, it can happen in cars, too. Even your house.
Best Of The Web: Pilot Sucked Out Of Airplane
Key Takeaways:
- A widely derided YouTube video, previously thought to show a pilot faking an engine failure to bail out, has been re-evaluated.
- Aviation investigator Bryan Turner determined the pilot was actually accidentally sucked out of the airplane due to an open door.
- This "accidental ejection" from an open door is highlighted as a little-appreciated hazard, applicable not only to planes but also to cars and even houses.
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