3 ms·
Concorde cabine altitude was set to 1,700 metres or 5,500ft...
by mshook 6y ago
Concorde cabine altitude was set to 1,700 metres or 5,500ft...
- the_duke 6y agoAccording to Wikipedia it was also 1,800m. [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#Cabin_pressurisation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#Cabin_pressurisation
- mshook 6y agoWell different sources: https://www.heritageconcorde.com/concorde-pressurization-system https://www.heritageconcorde.com/concorde-pressurization-sys... Airliner cabins are usually pressurised to 6-8,000 ft (1,800-2,400 m) elevation while the aircraft flies much higher. Concorde’s pressurisation was set to an altitude at the lower end of this range, 6000 feet. https://museedelta.wixsite.com/musee-delta/single-post/2020/05/02/Technical-flight-report-Concorde-Thursday-April-3-1986 https://museedelta.wixsite.com/musee-delta/single-post/2020/... The two independent and fully automatic air conditioning units provide a cabin altitude of 5,500 ft (1,600m) at flight level 590. https://books.google.fr/books?id=aekGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA506&lpg=PA506&dq=concorde+cabin+pressure+%226000%22&source=bl&ots=a-64-w7OGu&sig=ACfU3U2ulKUAIO0-lhxpbStDb4EVLSFwFw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn_crogMvqAhVDQBoKHcUjCKoQ6AEwDXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=concorde%20cabin%20pressure%20%226000%22&f=false https://books.google.fr/books?id=aekGAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA506&lpg=P... Concorde's pressurisation was set to an altitude at the lower end of this range, 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Bottom line is 1700 or 1800m, Concorde did that 50 years ago...