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		timewizard 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster... One giant pressure door vs several small ones. The sacrifice, and why this wouldn't work all that well, is evacuation.

robotresearcher 6 months ago [–]

Just realized a plane already has a few extra pressure doors I'd forgotten about for emergency exit.

And yes, evacuation issues kill the idea.

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