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Interestingly, each unit uses a chemical reaction to create the oxygen individually. They have fuel for around 15 minutes. So the moment the plane loses pressur
by ben-schaaf 9y ago
Interestingly, each unit uses a chemical reaction to create the oxygen individually. They have fuel for around 15 minutes. So the moment the plane loses pressure, the pilots need to dive to a safe altitude where the masks are no longer required.
- scottie_m 9y agoIt’s a similar tech to the oxygen candles use in old emergency self rescue units in mines, and still carried aboard submarines. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_generator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_oxygen_generator