Which of the following statements aligns with the rule about door disarmed and slide inflation?

Which of the following statements aligns with the rule about door disarmed and slide inflation?

• A. The slide inflates
• B. The slide does not inflate
• C. The slide inflates only when external triggers are present
• D. The slide's behavior is independent of door status

Answer: (B)

When an exit is armed, opening the door in an emergency causes the escape slide to inflate for a quick, ready-to-use exit. If the door is disarmed, the slide is not set to deploy automatically, so it does not inflate. This safety setup prevents accidental slide deployment during ground operations or maintenance. So the correct statement is that the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed. Inflation isn’t driven by external triggers in this rule, and it isn’t independent of door status—the arming state directly governs whether inflation occurs.

When an exit is armed, opening the door in an emergency causes the escape slide to inflate for a quick, ready-to-use exit. If the door is disarmed, the slide is not set to deploy automatically, so it does not inflate. This safety setup prevents accidental slide deployment during ground operations or maintenance. So the correct statement is that the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed. Inflation isn’t driven by external triggers in this rule, and it isn’t independent of door status—the arming state directly governs whether inflation occurs.