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Old March 24th, 2008, 10:44   #11
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Default Re: Pilot's gun discharges on US Airways flight

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Originally Posted by SteveC View Post
Not discussing actual FFDO information, but a hole the size of a bullet in the pressure vessel is a non event. There are plenty of openings a lot larger than that that are already built into the aircraft, and the pressurization system supplies more than enough air to overcome all of those small leaks. A few more won't effect that system.
The worry is more along the lines of the bullet hitting something/someone and causing some problems. You know, the whole Sean Connery "shum shings don't react well to bullets."

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Originally Posted by LoadMasterC141 View Post
Even with a round in the chamber, it is going to take a little bit of work to unsafe and pull the trigger.
If it's public information (and I don't know if it is) check out the weapon that is issued to FFDOs.
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