Which is a correct characterization of the slide behavior when the door is disarmed?

Which is a correct characterization of the slide behavior when the door is disarmed?

• A. The slide inflates
• B. The slide does not inflate
• C. The slide remains in default state without inflation
• D. The slide inflates when the door is armed

Answer: (B)

Arming a door controls whether the evacuation slide is set up to deploy automatically. When the door is disarmed, the inflation mechanism isn’t engaged, so the slide does not inflate even if the door is opened. This keeps the slide safely stowed and prevents accidental deployment during boarding or maintenance. The idea that the slide inflates describes what happens in the armed state, not when disarmed, and while saying it remains in a default non-inflated state is true, the direct phrasing that it does not inflate most clearly communicates the disarmed condition.

Arming a door controls whether the evacuation slide is set up to deploy automatically. When the door is disarmed, the inflation mechanism isn’t engaged, so the slide does not inflate even if the door is opened. This keeps the slide safely stowed and prevents accidental deployment during boarding or maintenance. The idea that the slide inflates describes what happens in the armed state, not when disarmed, and while saying it remains in a default non-inflated state is true, the direct phrasing that it does not inflate most clearly communicates the disarmed condition.