Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

disarm

English answer:

disable the emergency evacuation chutes on the doors

Added to glossary by Balasubramaniam L.
Feb 15, 2006 05:19
18 yrs ago
English term

disarm

English Tech/Engineering Aerospace / Aviation / Space Terminology
This is an instruction to the cabin crew during a flight. Does disarm here simply mean "open" the door?

prepare the cabin for refuelling procedures, disarm all doors and man these stations.

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disable the emergency evacuation chutes on the doors

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agree Kurt Porter
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agree William [Bill] Gray : Thanks, dave, for a really useful site. I will be much more knowledgable not when flying!
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Me to! I can't tell you how many times I've wondered and didn't ask...
agree Alfa Trans (X)
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disagree Babelworth : to arm it means that you set it so that it extends automatically when you open the door (in case of emergency landing for exemple), so to keep it from extending uselessly, you have to disarm it after landing (in normal conditions) before you open the door
2 days 9 hrs
Yes, so what is your point? They disarm the doors after landing, just before deplaning...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much. The web link made everything clear."
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open/easy open

Option Descriptions === Most of the "options" are accessible ...
<easy_alter> Open/Disarm doors/traps on movement. [easy_alter] Moving into a
closed door will attempt once to open it, and moving into a trap will attempt ...
angband.oook.cz/d/angband-3.0.5/lib/help/option.txt - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
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agree Babelworth : my point is: it is not the door they disarm, it is the inflatable slide
2 days 10 hrs
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12 mins

Unlock

This short text from the reference below might provide assiastannc.

The transmitter can Disarm/Unlock the vehicle doors without a key.
Press transmitter UNLOCK/Disarm button for less than 2 seconds to unlock the driver's door. Press the button a second time to unlock all doors.
Horn will sound two times.
Lights will flash twice.
The status indicator will stop flashing.
The starter interrupt relay is deactivated so the vehicle can be started.
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