body pressurization
1Cabin pressurization — is the active pumping of compressed air into an aircraft cabin when flying at altitude to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for crew and passengers in the low outside atmospheric pressure.Pressurization is essential over 3,000 m (10,000 …
2Airliner — The Boeing 747 was the first wide body airliner. Pictured is the 747 8I model which first flew in 2011 …
3Uncontrolled decompression — refers to an unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system, such as an aircraft cabin and typically results from human error, material fatigue, engineering failure or impact causing a pressure vessel to vent into its lower pressure… …
4Stirling engine — Alpha type Stirling engine. There are two cylinders. The expansion cylinder (red) is maintained at a high temperature while the compression cylinder (blue) is cooled. The passage between the two cylinders contains the regenerator …
5Helios Airways Flight 522 — Artist s depiction of 5B DBY being met by two F 16s of the Hellenic Air Force at 34000 ft Accident summary Date …
6Environmental Control System — The Environmental Control System of an airliner provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization for the passengers and crew. Avionics cooling, smoke detection, and fire suppression are also commonly considered part of the… …
7Decompression sickness — Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Classification and external resources Two United States Navy sailors prepare for training inside a decompression chamber …
8Blast injury — Infobox Disease Name = Blast injury Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 63 MeshID = A blast injury is the result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion. Blast injuries are …
9Continental IO-360 — For a similarly named, but differently constructed, aircraft engine by another manufacturer, see Lycoming O 360. IO 360 Continent …
10Fuselage — of a Boeing 737 shown in brown The fuselage (pronounced /ˈfjuːzəlɑːʒ/; from the French fuselé spindle shaped ) is an aircraft s main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. In single engine aircraft it will usually contain an… …
