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Easy way to test pressure changes: have a small room with a well-fitting door. Ventilate it well, then put the sensor in there. Open and close the door fast (ma
by lucb1e 4y ago
Easy way to test pressure changes: have a small room with a well-fitting door. Ventilate it well, then put the sensor in there. Open and close the door fast (mainly to/from the almost-fully-closed position) to get pressure changes. The pressure will only change briefly, but if it didn't keep up with the airplane, it definitely won't keep up with this. Depending on how frequent the readings are, at some point while opening/closing you'll get readings during a change and an outlier if it's sensitive to this. (You can also fashion something with e.g. cling wrap and stuff, but this seems simpler and you don't use throwaway plastic or anything.)
I've used a barometer on a plane before. When they turn on the pressurization system, it's very clearly noticeable, but not a huge change. (A train in a tunnel is worse.) I'd expect this would be a similar effect.
- TylerE 4y agoPressurization has gotten better over the years. Modern planes generally pressurize (or depressurize, more accurately. Sooner and slower. Like, imagine starting to transistion to the target pressure - usually equivalent to 6-8000ft, over time, starting as soon as the door is closed for pushback, instead of only adjusting during the climb.