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Opening Doors may refer to: "Opening Doors" (Desperate Housewives), a TV episode; Opening Doors, a version of the musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim
These doors usually open outward using a secure locking mechanism with multiple pins or hatch dogs to prevent opening while in flight with a large outward-facing pressure differential. This design of door can be lighter than a plug door of the same dimensions due to the need for reinforcing the opening around a plug door. A door plug, not to be ...
Selective door operation is implemented at certain railway stations in the United States. In the New York City Subway, the 6 + 1 ⁄ 2-car-long platforms at 145th Street (and formerly the 5-car-long loop platforms at South Ferry) are too short to accommodate full-length trains of ten 51.4-foot-long (15.7 m) cars, so only the first five cars of the train opened their doors at these stations.
Dooring is the act of opening a motor vehicle door into the path of another road user. [1] [2] Dooring can happen when a driver has parked or stopped to exit their vehicle, or when passengers egress from cars, taxis and rideshares into the path of a cyclist in an adjacent travel lane.
The Open Door is the second studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on September 25, 2006, by Wind-up Records. Amy Lee had full creative control of the record, incorporating new elements into their previous musical styles, including her classical influences, homemade sounds, industrial rock, symphonic metal, progressive rock, electronica and the use of choirs on several songs.
Gull-wing doors have a somewhat questionable reputation because of early examples like the Mercedes and the Bricklin. [7] The 300 SL needed the door design, as its tubular frame race car chassis design had a very high door sill, which in combination with a low roof would make a standard door opening very low and small.
Open doors on a Chrysler Airflow. Car doors are designed to facilitate ingress and egress by car passengers. [1]Unlike other types of doors, the exterior side of the vehicle door contrasts in its design and finish from its interior side (the interior part is typically equipped with a door card (in British English) or a door panel (in American English) that has decorative and functional features.