What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes

Why are plane doors not locked? Go to to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off unlimited access through our link. A massive thank you to Petter Hörnfeldt for his expertise and time. Check out @MentourPilot. 00:00 Can plane doors be opened mid-flight? 00:28 How high do planes fly? 02:31 How do jet engines work? 04:43 Airplanes before cabin pressurization 05:34 Why don’t pressurized planes need door locks? 07:07 Do people fart more in planes? 07:57 The story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 09:21 The story of Asiana Airlines Flight AA8124 09:57 Is “airplane mode” on phones real? 13:53 Why does airplane food taste bad? 15:07 Why do people drink tomato juice on planes? 16:15 How safe is air travel? ▀▀▀ A huge thank you to Baz Collins, Nick Woods, Val Bukmanis, and everyone at the Queensland Air Museum for hosting us and making this shoot possible - A special thanks to Roddy McNamee for helping out with the script - A big thank you to Emily Zhang, Petr Lebedev, and Casper Mebius for their help and guidance! Special thanks to our Patreon supporters! Join the community to help us keep our videos free, forever: Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Bill Linder, Blake Byers, Bruce, Burt Humburg, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, I. H., Jack Cuprill, John H. Austin, Jr., Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Matthias Wrobel, Meekay, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, TTST, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, gpoly, john kiehl, meg noah, wolfee If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - ▀▀▀ References: Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge via the FAA - Compressor efficiency by Roddy McNamee - Garrido, E. et. al. (2019). Breathless and dying on Mount Everest. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - Cabin Pressurization via Wikipedia - B737 door specifications by Chris Brady - Aloha Airlines 243 Accident Report by the NTSB - Boeing 737-297 Specifications via the FAA - (PED) Aviation Rulemaking Committee via the FAA - Ritchie, C. (1996). Potential Liability from Electromagnetic Interference. Journal of Air Law and Commerce - FAA restrictions via eCFR - Is Phone Interference Phony? via Wired - Sabatini N. (2005). Statement before the Subcommittee of Aviation. U.S. Department of Transportation - EU rules on Airplane Mode via - Mayer, F. et al. (2022). Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Air Transportation. Handbook of Indoor Air Quality - Burdack-Freitag, et al. (2010). Odor and taste perception in a simulated aircraft cabin. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety. - Spence, C. (2017). Tasting in the air: A review. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science - Yan, K. S., & Dando, R. (2015). A crossmodal role for audition in taste perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology. - Images & Video: Passenger Opens Emergency Exit via 10 News First - Airplane-Door OPENS Mid-flight! by Mentour Pilot - A320 Door by Captain Time - B737 Door by Abdulrahman Ismail - The Miracle Landing Of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 by Wonder - Terrifying video shows Asiana flight door open in mid-air by National Post - Faraday Cage by Radwell International - Anatomy of the Inner Ear model by Annie Campbell, Now Medical Studios - ▀▀▀ Directed by Gregor Čavlović and Derek Muller Written by Gregor Čavlović, Derek Muller, Petr Lebedev, Emily Zhang, and Casper Mebius Edited by Jack Saxon Animated by Mike Radjabov, Fabio Albertelli, Ivy Tello, David Szakaly, and Jack Saxon Illustrated by Jakub Misiek Filmed by Chase Brockett, Charles Clement, and Derek Muller Additional research by Gabriel Bean Produced by Derek Muller, Gregor Čavlović, Rob Beasley Spence, Tori Brittain, Owen Maher, Emily Lazard, Luke Lewis, Petr Lebedev, Emily Zhang, and Casper Mebius Thumbnail contributions by Ren Hurley, Peter Sheppard, Mike Radjabov, and Igant Barbeci Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images and Storyblocks Music from Epidemic Sound