Os padrões da FAA parecem antecipar o uso de armas de fogo por pessoas que tentam obter acesso ilegal ao cockpit.
A abertura de bloqueios com armas de fogo provavelmente não é tão bem-sucedida quanto a TV acredita.
Padrões de porta da cabine
Press Release – FAA Sets New Standards for Cockpit Doors
Release No. APA 01-02
January 11, 2002
Contact: Alison Duquette Phone: 202-267-3462 WASHINGTON, DC
In response to President Bush's call to strengthen aircraft security, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published new standards to protect cockpits from intrusion and small arms fire or fragmentation devices, such as grenades. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act authorizes the FAA to issue today's final rule that requires operators of more than 6,000 airplanes to install reinforced doors by April 9, 2003.
De Comunicado de imprensa da FAA
Este comunicado de imprensa não diz realmente que as fechaduras nas portas devem resistir ao uso de armas de fogo, mas é evidente que os cenários previstos incluíam aqueles em que armas de fogo estavam presentes. Obviamente, existem outras medidas para impedir que os passageiros que transportam espingardas de combate para a cabine de forma sub-reptícia.
Armas e bloqueios
In movies and television, a locked door, or a padlock on a cage is never an impediment so long as the Hero has bullets to spare. One or two shots is generally enough to destroy the lock, allowing the door to open. Unfortunately, in real life — as shown by the MythBusters — this requires a high powered gun at close range, which causes lots of very dangerous shrapnel. Lesser firearms, especially handguns may harmlessly bury rounds in even standard padlocks to little effect. Only SWAT teams and soldiers ever do this in real life, and it involves a shotgun, Kevlar body armor, specialized ammunition (a powdered metal breaching round, often jokingly referred to as "Avon Calling"), and full face protection. Even then, the goal is not specifically to destroy the lock, but to destroy the surrounding door or the hinges.
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