The oxygen for the passengers is not stored in oxygen form in bottles.
Remember the Valujet that crashed in Florida? It crashed when some
oxygen generators caught fire and burned the plane up. When needed
oxygen is made by mixing some chemicals. It's tremendously lighter.



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Anybody ever take into account the supply of oxygen on board the jet
transport aircraft? There's oxygen for the flight crew plus an
FAA-required minimum 15 minute supply for every seat aboard the
aircraft plus extra walkaround bottles for individual use and medical
emergency supplys for several passengers. Certainly enough to raise a
very hot blaze once the bird catches fire. I used to inspect all that
stuff way back when. Parenthetically, it is a shame when unqualified
people speak about aircraft and crashes just to get some attention.
Another shame is when people spout off and use anonymity as a shield. A
good word for that is cowardice.
Walt BJ