9 Frightening Airplane Facts Your Pilot Won’t Tell You

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4. Sudden Decompression

We’ve all thought about it – what would happen if that tiny door somehow unlatched itself while we’re up above the clouds? It’s pretty much what you would imagine – the sudden decompression would cause the door to violently break off and anyone standing nearby would be sucked out of the plane. Meanwhile, the air would quickly turn to a frost-biting chill and the plane would slowly begin to break apart. Next time you’re on a flight, try to think of something else.

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