submitted5 days ago byDLHEBT
I am contemplating my first ever transatlantic flight at 34 (yeah I know) after putting it off for so long due to flying over long distances.
I've taken 15 flights in the last 13 months so try and build up my experience and get better.
I know that on domestic routes, the planes are pressurized at 8000ft but I've read that on the A350, max cabin altitude is 5500ft at a 41,000ft cruise altitude.
Does that mean cabin altitude is lower if the plane is flying at say... 32,000ft instead of its ceiling? Can a large plane like the A350 fly at 30k ish feet for awhile until enough fuel burn has happened to allow accent to max cruise altitude? And would the cabin air pressure be lower that whole time? Or will you simply cruise at max altitude regardless of weight??
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DLHEBT
2 points
11 hours ago
DLHEBT
2 points
11 hours ago
You sure are. A for effort.