Rear stairs

[PhatAJ2008]

Why don't the install rear stairs in a/c these days? Seems it would be much easier and faster when on the ground...

 

[SCT]

Really, BD Cooper has no place to safely jump from now.

 

[CSY Mon]

Why don't the install rear stairs in a/c these days? Seems it would be much easier and faster when on the ground...

They use airbridges nowadays meh think.

Back in the 60s when the 727s and the DC-9s were invented, they just parked on the ramp and folks walked across the tarmac to the terminal.

 

[EagleRJ]

Rear stairs add a lot of weight and complexity. There's no sense adding that if it's not going to be used.

 

[erj-145mech]

Really, BD Cooper has no place to safely jump from now.

I believe that he was "D.B. Cooper".

 

[TheRaven]

I believe that he was "D.B. Cooper".

I thought he was referring to D.B. Cooper's brother B.D.........

 

[Hand Commander]

http://www.columbiapacificaviation.com/pages/933040/index.htm

I like the rear stair on this. Seems to be a little more useful than your standard 727 door. Let it down and trawl or maybe for a quick swim.

Perris Valley skydiving recently acquired a DC-9. Once the mountain of paperwork is done, we can all be like DB. or his brother. whatever.

 

[FN FAL]

I think D.B. Cooper had a BD, not that there's anything wrong with that.

If you put rear stairs on airplanes, skydivers will want to jump out of it...

http://www.pics.kaybee.org:81/skydiving/quincy99/jet/

I have two of these 727 jumps in my log book.

 

[hawk16e]

Rear airstairs

Going up the rear airstair in a DC-9with the APU running is incredibly LOUD.

 

[MQAAord]

Utilizing rear stairs requires trapsing out on the ramp, not something modern passengers want to do. They're out in the elements, have to carry all their carry-on crap up and down stairs, nosiy, etc. Not to mention installation is just more money in production, something neither manufactorers nor airlines want.

The stairs on the 727 are actually the ac's tailstand. On the McD-80 series they're for enterance/exit only.