How the lock function of the Germanwings Airbus 320 cockpit works

Safeguards put in place to protect pilots in the case of an attempted hijacking were apparently activated by the copilot Germanwings plane, locking the pilot out of the cockpit, investigators theorize.

March 26, 2015 4:16 PM PT

Kyle Kim worked as a graphics and data journalist for the Los Angeles Times from 2014 to 2020. His work won top awards from the Society for News Design, Malofiej and the Los Angeles Press Club and is published in an edition of “The Best American Infographics.”

Infographic: How the lock function of the Germanwings Airbus 320 cockpit works

Safeguards put in place to protect pilots in the case of an attempted hijacking were apparently activated by the copilot Germanwings plane, locking the pilot out of the cockpit, investigators theorize.

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