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What about the air pressure difference? As someone that works in a high rise, and has allergies, ear discomfort is a very daily thing, and sometimes downright u
by th0ma5 14y ago
What about the air pressure difference? As someone that works in a high rise, and has allergies, ear discomfort is a very daily thing, and sometimes downright upsetting when flying.
- notJim 14y agoI suspect the higher cabin humidity and higher cabin pressure will make the airliner significantly more comfortable. These, combined with the larger windows could actually make a difference in terms of how air travel feels. It's hard to say whether they'll be too subtle to notice, though.
- will_asouka 14y agoYes, the 787 will have a max cabin altitude of 6000ft. Other airliners work to 8000ft. The upshot is denser, more refreshing, air which makes for a comfortable and less fatiguing journey.
- excuse-me 14y agoThe upshot is "potentially" denser more refreshing air - the airline still gets to decide how much fuel (=$$$) it's wants to 'waste' refreshing that air.
- davidmr 14y agoThis is (almost entirely) a myth. http://www.salon.com/2009/09/25/askthepilot335/ http://www.salon.com/2009/09/25/askthepilot335/
- excuse-me 14y agoIt's a myth that the pilot can "turn up" the amount of oxygen. But the ratio of fresh air that the airline has selected depends on how much fuel that they want to waste heating the -50C fresh air to cabin temperature, and how much humidity they want to put on the airframes life.