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[[File:1208375252 Airlock-floorsign.gif|thumb|UNSC airlock floor sign]] | [[File:1208375252 Airlock-floorsign.gif|thumb|UNSC airlock floor sign]] | ||
An '''airlock''' is a device which allows passage between | An '''airlock''' is a device which allows passage between a pressurized space, such as the interior of a ship, and a vacuum, while minimizing the change of pressure in the vessel and loss of air from it. An airlock consists of a small chamber with two airtight doors in series which do not open simultaneously. Also, some airlocks on ground prevent compression, such as underwater excursions akin to the space compressions. | ||
On [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] spacecraft, [[hangar bay]]s, [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat|lifepod]] or [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEV]] launch areas are typically equipped with airlocks, used to prevent pressure loss from exposure to vacuum either due to a hull breach or the deployment of a lifepod or HEV.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> | On [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] spacecraft, [[hangar bay]]s, [[Class-3 Enclosed Heavy Lifeboat|lifepod]] or [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|HEV]] launch areas are typically equipped with airlocks, used to prevent pressure loss from exposure to vacuum either due to a hull breach or the deployment of a lifepod or HEV.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> [[Halcyon-class cruiser]]s, in particular, employ them as redundancy features for survivability during combat with [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] warships. The {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}} also had an airlock large enough to cycle a fleet of dropships simultaneously.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 99''</ref> | ||
The Covenant typically | The Covenant typically employ [[energy barrier]]s in place of physical airlocks. | ||
== | ==Known airlocks== | ||
*[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn#Airlocks|Airlocks on the ''Pillar of Autumn'']] | *[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn#Airlocks|Airlocks on the ''Pillar of Autumn'']] | ||
*[[Umbilical|Cairo Station umbilical locks]] | *[[Umbilical|Cairo Station umbilical locks]] | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Halcyon Locations}} | {{Halcyon Locations}} | ||
[[Category:Technology]] |