DOUGRD
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When I used to do "heavy iron" checks (727, 737, DC-9s) it would seem the fire axe always "disappeared." It was also amazing how many of the mechanics always seemed to have on in their tool box, in their trunk of thier car or in thier garage!
Sure do! If I remember right it was on the bulkhead behind the pilot.Joe, think back, think way back when you were in P-3's. Did you guys carry an axe in the cockpit? Back in my first squadron (1970-1973) we flew the P-3A and we had them.
You had the Fed Ex hijacking where a disgruntled employee tried to kill the crew with a hammer. I actually worked on that aircraft.I thought there was something about the hijackings involving axes. Either they broke into the cockpit with one or else threatened to use it on anybody who tried then to break in and get them.
Found this picture on the net labeled US Aircraft Escape Ax. I never heard of such a thing. Was there such a thing? If so was it used during WWII.
Link I found picture here
US WWII Aircraft Escape Axe
Escape axe were issued to allow for the potential need of a horrific escape from a crashed airplane and the need to hack through the aluminum skin in short order. To the best of my knowledge they were issued through the early 60s to bomber and transport crew. An aeronautical version of a fireaxe.
Hi Matt308,
Do you know if they where very effective? I would think cutting through a aircraft even with a ax would be very difficult and time consuming.
Joe, any idea on how long it would take you to get out of an aircraft say the size of a B-25 from the inside to out. Trying to take into persespective if you crash landed in enemy territory and had to get out fast but the exits where blocked.
And in a crash your addrenalin will be pumping and you can cut a small eneogh hole out of the aircraft skin to get you out pretty quickly.
agree!
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Cargo guys. They aren't real NAS users. And don't they bash each other on the head all the time?
They are also still FAR required equipment on civilian airport crash trucks. Don't know if the military still carries them but I'd expect that they still do.
They make as good an ingress tool as they are an egress tool.
Sorry I didn't get across what I was trying to say, Adler.
I did see your post and what I had intended to say was that I don't know if the military still carries them on crash trucks but since they are still on aircraft I'd expect that they do.
I should have written it that way to begin with. I guess the context parsed better knowing what I intended than for somebody reading it cold.
Adler, it is also true that when adrenalin kicks in you can fit through a hole smaller than you would normaly.