Airplanes

[entropy]

Can’t call it a cockpit. It is now a clamshell.

Touche’

[GJM]

Anyone one to be part of this C130 crew?

[0ddl0t]

In rapid decompression do you lose consciousness almost immediately from nitrogen boiling or do you retain consciousness for as long as you're able to hold your breath?

[Oldherkpilot]

Can’t call it a cockpit. It is now a clamshell.

It's a slit trench, you Neanderthal!😁

[Oldherkpilot]

In rapid decompression do you lose consciousness almost immediately from nitrogen boiling or do you retain consciousness for as long as you're able to hold your breath?

This article says it well enough. No boiling involved.https://www.quora.com/What-causes-a-...of-an-aircraft

[0ddl0t]

This article says it well enough. No boiling involved.https://www.quora.com/What-causes-a-...of-an-aircraft

So it sounds like you could probably hold your breath for 2+ minutes if you held it prior to decompression, but after decompression you're limited by the oxygen content at that altitude.


My question came up because I was reading about how the astronauts on the Challenger did not die in the booster's explosion, but were alive when the (still intact) shuttle hit the Atlantic at 200mph. There is some debate as to whether anyone was still conscious and that seems like a horrific way to go...

[TC215]

Gave an early morning taildragger lesson today:

[entropy]

Time of useful consciousness is reduced rapidly above 25,000’ and can be seconds above 30,000’ depending on physical condition and other factors. There is no “holding your breath”. Quick donning oxygen masks are required and we are trained in their use annually.

[GJM]

Anyone one to be part of this C130 crew?

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/h...ood/index.html

[Suvorov]

Time of useful consciousness is reduced rapidly above 25,000’ and can be seconds above 30,000’ depending on physical condition and other factors. There is no “holding your breath”. Quick donning oxygen masks are required and we are trained in their use annually.

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