Select the correct description for slide behavior when the door is disarmed.

Select the correct description for slide behavior when the door is disarmed.

• A. The slide inflates
• B. The slide does not inflate
• C. The slide deflates after inflation
• D. The slide inflates only in extreme heat

Answer: (B)

When the door is disarmed, the emergency slide is kept in a deflated, stowed state. The arming mechanism is what enables inflation when a door is opened in an emergency. Disarming disables that trigger, so opening the door during normal boarding does not deploy or inflate the slide. This prevents accidental deployment and allows safe, unobstructed access through the doorway. In contrast, during an actual evacuation, crew would arm the door so that opening it would release the slide to inflate and provide a usable exit path. So, the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed.

When the door is disarmed, the emergency slide is kept in a deflated, stowed state. The arming mechanism is what enables inflation when a door is opened in an emergency. Disarming disables that trigger, so opening the door during normal boarding does not deploy or inflate the slide. This prevents accidental deployment and allows safe, unobstructed access through the doorway. In contrast, during an actual evacuation, crew would arm the door so that opening it would release the slide to inflate and provide a usable exit path. So, the slide does not inflate when the door is disarmed.