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There have been a couple of cases where crews on business jets were very quickly incapacitated after a loss of cabin pressure most famously the aircraft of golf
by tjmc 16y ago
There have been a couple of cases where crews on business jets were very quickly incapacitated after a loss of cabin pressure most famously the aircraft of golfer Paine Stewart. Unfortunately, unconsciousness does seem to occur pretty fast. Supplemental O2 wasn't used in that case, despite it likely being close to hand.
- jrockway 16y agoAlso commercial jets: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 (It's a little embarrassing to count how many people have died because pilots have intentionally turned off power to warning systems that were warning of them of an actual problem. Here's another one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255. Same digits -- freaky.)
- electromagnetic 16y agoCrew on flights typically get a better chance due to the higher pressure and the presence of O2, despite the low pressure. However, typically euphoria kicks in anyway and, according to some of what I've read, can potentially be worse than a complete absence of O2.