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That was not terribly informative. It failed to usefully address at least two obvious questions: 1. How dangerous is rapid decompression at 40k ft? Would it
by amluto 3y ago
That was not terribly informative. It failed to usefully address at least two obvious questions:
1. How dangerous is rapid decompression at 40k ft? Would it kill or incapacitate people?
2. Is there any mechanism in the plane to automatically descend to a safe altitude in the event that cabin pressure is lost and the crew is incapacitated? (What is a safe altitude, anyway? 10k feet is breathable, but mountains taller than that are not especially unusual.)
- ceejayoz 3y agoCockpit crew have rapidly deployable oxygen masks in their headrests (edit: or otherwise near), and train to don them very quickly. Good vid of how quickly they can access and wear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgLSTimJ868 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgLSTimJ868 The plane won't descend on its own unless it's part of the regular flightplan and it's on autopilot.