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The upshot is "potentially" denser more refreshing air - the airline still gets to decide how much fuel (=$$$) it's wants to 'waste' refreshing that air.
by excuse-me 14y ago
The upshot is "potentially" denser more refreshing air - the airline still gets to decide how much fuel (=$$$) 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.