It is how you remove the scracth panel, put a suction cup to it and pull. They aren't screwed in or anything. They are also removed and changed very often and easily. They are there to prevent idiots from scracthing the actual glass behind the scratch panel. Because you will always have idiots or kids that try to destroy things.
Also, kids pull apart strength is stronger than most people think. Even in the womb, those little shits can produce up to ten pounds of strength from kicking.
Ease of removal? Cost of putting it in? Weight? I mean there'll be hundreds of these on just one small commercial passenger plane. For something not structurally integral, why go to the effort and cost when some plastic clips work fine if not better if they need removing regularly? Works for a laptop case or phone screen - why not a protective cover for a plane window?
Aesthetics is the answer. You will see almost no visible screws on the cabin of an airplane. Or even a car. Designers keep screws and other hardware away from customers eyes.
What do you mean? It's literally meant to come off to be able to access that glass behind and replace easily if damaged? Why are so many people in here just acting like its some catastrophic failure when they have no clue?
Yes it is. That whole panel is removable. The interior window covering is also removable/replaceable, so that they can replace it without having to replace the entire panel.
229 upvotes for a baseless assumption that is incorrect. If that isn't the perfect example of everything wrong with misinformation on social media I don't know what is.
Especially when anyone who has been on a plane could tell you that those plastic windows on the inside have little holes in them to to prevent them from from fogging up on the inside.
Well it's not supposed to have a suction cup attached to it then yanked on either. Ive never put thought into it but I'm sure they're relatively easy to pop off since there's usually no reason it'd happen accidently.
Yes, it is. You see the sidewalls surrounding that glass? Those are supposed to come off, too. They aren't permanently attached. There's wire bundles, airframe structures, and skin of the aircraft that are all scheduled for regular inspections and maintenance.
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u/Nerdy_Valkyrie Aug 20 '24
It's still not supposed to come off though