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    A plug door is a door designed to seal itself by taking advantage of pressure difference on its two sides and is typically used on aircraft with cabin...
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    after takeoff on January 5, 2024, a door plug (a structure installed to replace an optional emergency exit door) on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft blew...
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  • doors on buses and coaches include conventional doors, folding doors, sliding plug doors, coach doors and inward gliding doors. A conventional door,...
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    Bus doors Butterfly doors Canopy door Car door Folding bus doors Gull-wing doors List of cars with non-standard door designs Plug door Scissor doors Suicide...
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    high-pressure pure oxygen cabin atmosphere. Rescue was prevented by the plug door hatch, which could not be opened against the internal pressure of the...
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    complete enhanced inspections which include both left and right cabin door exit plugs, door components, and fasteners. Operators must also complete corrective...
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    on astronaut preference, the Block II CM would replace the two-piece plug door hatch cover, chosen to avoid an accidental hatch opening such as had happened...
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    mitigated with plug doors, which open inward. They are secured into their door frames by the difference in air pressure. Most cabin doors and emergency...
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    Plugs and sockets for electrical appliances not hardwired to mains electricity originated in the United Kingdom in the 1870s and were initially two-pin...
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    Boeing 747 was designed with an outward-hinging cargo door, unlike a plug door which opens inward and jams against its frame when closed as the pressure...
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