cabin pressure failure
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 …
2Rear pressure bulkhead — The rear pressure bulkhead is a component of all large commercial aircraft. It is an airtight bulkhead located between the cabin and the tailfin. Its purpose is to seal the rear of the plane and thus maintain cabin pressure, and as such it is a… …
3Turbine engine failure — This article is an adaptation of a publication of the United States National Transportation Safety Board which can be found [http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/jet engine problems.pdf here] . As a work of the United States Federal Government, the… …
4Uncontrolled 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… …
5American Airlines Flight 96 — Artist s depiction of American Airlines Flight 96 losing its aft bulk cargo door Accident summary Date 12 June 19 …
6Concorde — For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). Concorde Role Supersonic airliner …
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8Space Race — For a discussion of all spaceflight programs to date, see History of spaceflight. For a list of key events, see Timeline of space exploration. For other uses of the term, see Space Race (disambiguation). A replica of Sputnik 1, the world s… …
9Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
10List of Mayday episodes — Mayday, also known as Air Crash Investigation(s) in the United Kingdom, Australia and Asia and Air Emergency and Air Disasters in the United States, is a Canadian documentary television program produced by Cineflix investigating air crashes, near …
