# Germanwings plane crash in France:  Can a pilot be locked out of the cockpit?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 26, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-plane-crash-in-france-can-a-pilot-be-locked-out-of-the-cockpit/716003 "2015-03-26T02:41:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/germanwings-plane-crash-in-france-can-a-pilot-be-locked-out-of-the-cockpit/716003/61 "2015-03-29T16:59:02Z")

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> [@kaltkalt](#):
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> The politically correct won’t like the sound of this, but since 9/11 we’ve tried to muslim-proof the cockpits of commercial planes with reinforced doors that cannot be broken down, and as a direct result of this 150 more people are now dead. Once again islam is responsible for the crash of a commercial airliner. If anyone outside the cockpit were to have a key or code to open the door, it wouldn’t be muslim-proof… “I have a bomb, open the cockpit door or else I blow up the plane right now, but let me in and everyone lives” = door will be opened 10 times out of 10. So it has to be clear that the door can only be opened from the inside of the cockpit (in other words, make it at least as visibly secure as the lavatory door).

MODERATOR WARNING

Once again you bring up things which have nothing to do with discussion at hand.

**Muslim-proof the cockpits** and\*\* Islam is responsible for the crash\*\* have NOTHING to do with the topic.

**samclem** , moderator

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