The first 1000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/mentourpilot01211 Have you ever wondered over where the back air-stairs on aircraft have gone? Those stairs that looked like they went straight into the tail of the aircraft. Did you know that those stairs are connected to the reason we have baggage checks on aircraft today as well as to stories about the CIA and one of the most famous crimes in aviation history? In todays episode I will give you some background to the awesome history of Air-stairs and much, much more. As always I would love to hear what your questions are and if you want to add anything to the video. Now! Come in to the Mentour Aviation app and discuss what You think about this! Download the app for FREE using the link below 👇 📲 📲 Mentour Pilot Discord invite 👉🏻 https://discord.gg/JntGWdn If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👇 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot I have also created an Amazon page with Aviation books, material and flight simulator stuff that I think you will enjoy! 👉🏻 https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot Follow my life on instagram and get awesome pictures from the cockpit! 📲 https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot Artwork in the studio 👉🏻 https://instagram.com/plakaty_lotnicze?igshid=m3ok5j2k3u3j Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:24 YOUR skillshare deal 01:40 Episode Overview 02:36 History of the air-stair 05:10 Boeing 727 Stairs 07:00 CIA 08:37 D.B Cooper 19:28 The Cooper Vane 22:00 End of the Aft Stairs 24:00 Operation of B737 Stairs Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out! Martin 202 Picture: By RuthAS - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6006677 Convair 240 Picture: By Pa34 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4574469 https://www.google.se/amp/s/simpleflying.com/boeing-727-rear-door-problem/amp/ https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=79441 Super MD 80 emergency door https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAndXzhgurI Convair CV-240: @SAS Scandinavian Airlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family   Old Airstairs Image: Hale Rowland https://www.cntraveler.com/story/i-was-a-flight-attendant-during-the-golden-age-of-travel   BIA Airplane: @Eduard Marmet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Island_Airways   727 Footage: @Topfelya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3BzbJh7kj8   727 Render: Mike James http://mikejamesmedia.com/news.html   727 Engines Photo @Smithsonian Institution https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/14337hjpg   727 Render Inner Cabin: Mike James http://mikejamesmedia.com/news.html   DB Cooper Bomb: @lifedaily.com https://curioushistorian.com/the-disappearance-of-d.b.-cooper   DB Cooper Flight 727 Photo: @Bettmann/CORBIS http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NWA305-DBCooper.htm   Money Image: @cheezian https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=71314   727 Aft Stairs Open Render: @Mike James http://www.mikejamesmedia.com/b727_100_05.html   DB Cooper suspects Image https://citizensleuths.com/cooperimages-sp-260985789.html   F-106 Image: @United States Air Force https://sofrep.com/fightersweep/today-aviation-history-1956-first-flight-convair-f-106-delta-dart/   1973 Bagage Check image: @Clem Albers / The Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/article/Photos-of-first-SF-airport-security-checkpoints-13722645.php#photo-17134602   DC-9 Photo: @Aircraft Pics https://aircraft-pics.com/dc9.html   MD-80 Photo: @Adrian Pingstone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-80   Tail cone demo video: @Markhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAndXzhgurI   MD-88 tailcone Air Stairs video: @Harold Betancourt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4DM0xF7xTE   Galley Image: @Safran Cabin https://aviationweek.com/mro/interiors-connectivity/gallery-rethinking-aircraft-galleys