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Old September 20th 08, 03:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mick[_2_]
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| "Morgans" wrote in
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| "Allen" wrote
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| The Lear does have an emergency pressurization system. When the
| cabin altitude reaches (I believe) 12,000' there is a valve that
| opens and puts full, uncooled bleed air into the cabin. There is no
| mistaking when this happens; it is loud and it is hot.
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| Yeah, I'll bet that is exciting!
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| Let's see, death by altitude blackout, or death by cooking like a
| lobster. Which would I choose? g
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| Interesting. I didn't know that. I wonder why the Payne Stewart
| plane (Lear 35) did not have that system activate.
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| oh brother.
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| Bertie
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