Jere Longman states in "Among the Heroes": Although the cockpit door remained locked during flight, it provided only flimsy protection on September 11. The door was designed to withstand no more than one hundred and fifty pounds of pressure, so that it could be forced open in emergencies, allowing thepilots to escape outward or passengers to escape inward to climb out of a cockpit window. A heavy shoulder would dislodge the door (p. 8)
According to the Commission Report the passengers didn't manage to enter the cockpit during a fight of six minutes. Anybody ready to explain how several passengers didn't manage with the help of a foot cart to open the cockpit door that only provided flimsy protection?
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