After looking at that diagram I have to ask - why in the everliving fuck would a pressure bearing panel like that be hung by bolts and not inserted into the cabin and held in place by the ribs of the fuselage? I mean seriously?

[–] EeeDawg101@lemm.ee 19 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I don’t get why they don’t just make it a bit bigger on the inside so that when pressurized, the pressure itself seals it. Seems like a fail safe solution instead of this shadiness.

[–] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It is, kind of. The plug is secured by 6 stops (or tabs) along each side. The positive pressure differential pushes the plug outwards into those stops.

To remove the plug you uninstall 4 bolts which allow the plug to go up and over the stops, after which it can hinge outwards on a hinge found at the bottom of the plug.

Source: https://youtu.be/WhfK9jlZK1o?si=dbUV1i2nNFcNixQh

[–] EeeDawg101@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Just seems like a better design would be if no bolts existed (like from them loosening over time and falling off), it would still be sealed perfectly fine. The obvious failure point is the bolts and seems they could do better.

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