This means that at 45,000 feet, the passengers would likely feel the same cabin pressure as at normal cruise altitude. There is no reason to believe that supplemental oxygen would have been required. Or that passengers would not have been able to survive, if in fact the aircraft did climb to 45,000 feet.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2014/03/15/malaysia-air-flight-370-could-passengers-have-survived-777-ascent-to-45000-feet/
I’m more thinkin the rise in altitude was deliberately done for the longevity of the flight......I’d be interested to see the assumed glide path possibles from a decent from 45 k feet
Rummy
Where is the First Lady ? Anywhere near this event? I know she was going to or went to Africa, did she head there about the time of this event?
Just wondering.
Wow it was late last night when Asked where is Michele, found this , she is heading to the region soon. I would cancel the trip but who has the balls to tell her the vacation is canceled?
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama will travel to China this month with her daughters, Malia and Sasha, and her mother, Marian Robinson, for a trip built on the theme of education, her office announced Monday.
The March 19-26 trip will include a visit with her Chinese counterpart, Peng Liyuan, who is a popular folk singer and the second wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The trip will be Michelle Obama’s first to China. Her itinerary includes stops in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on March 20-23; Xian on March 24; and Chengdu on March 25-26.