![TIL about the Cooper vane, named after DB Cooper, which is a paddle fixed to the outside of aft staircases on Boeing 727-100s that must be removed from the outside of the TIL about the Cooper vane, named after DB Cooper, which is a paddle fixed to the outside of aft staircases on Boeing 727-100s that must be removed from the outside of the](https://external-preview.redd.it/bH_ipYbnwYGgNFqAaRrIupnpImJU-Lah7dpSSBnLpZs.jpg?auto=webp&s=63d7cee6e370cda34cbf1bd59fcff2983de82042)
TIL about the Cooper vane, named after DB Cooper, which is a paddle fixed to the outside of aft staircases on Boeing 727-100s that must be removed from the outside of the
![birdclump :) on X: "cannot stop thinking about the D.B. Cooper device, a mechanical part invented in 1972 for the sole purpose of thwarting D.B. Cooper https://t.co/vATyTOy6Dq" / X birdclump :) on X: "cannot stop thinking about the D.B. Cooper device, a mechanical part invented in 1972 for the sole purpose of thwarting D.B. Cooper https://t.co/vATyTOy6Dq" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GDOmXIhaEAAevu-.jpg)
birdclump :) on X: "cannot stop thinking about the D.B. Cooper device, a mechanical part invented in 1972 for the sole purpose of thwarting D.B. Cooper https://t.co/vATyTOy6Dq" / X
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