To: thackney
A Boeing 777 can only stay at 43k ft for 23 minutes? If the cabin is pressurized, the plane can stay at whatever altitude indefinitely (barring running out of fuel of course).
9 posted on
03/26/2014 7:04:04 AM PDT by
The_Victor
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To: The_Victor
If the cabin is pressurized, the plane can stay at whatever altitude indefinitely That is my understanding as well.
19 posted on
03/26/2014 7:09:19 AM PDT by
thackney
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To: The_Victor
Except the plane could not maintain a cabin altitude of less then 10k feet at that altitude, requiring supplemental oxygen.
21 posted on
03/26/2014 7:17:06 AM PDT by
Kozak
("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
To: The_Victor
There’s also a very, very narrow flight envelope at that altitude. Which is why it is above the aircraft’s flight ceiling (stall danger).
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