Thank you. This confirms my previous posts. Perhaps we can now squash this cannard
for good.
Take care,
John
JaxInCalifornia@aol.com wrote:
> (For those of you who are concerned about depressurization problems with your
> MV aircraft, especially from stray bullets, you may wish to read this.)
>
> MV bulletin #138-A1, updated 05 Oct 01 - Subject: Depressurization:
>
> Sudden cabin depressurization does tend to cause an interruption of airflow
> that could, although unlikely, affect your ability to control your MV plane,
> much like a severe wobble would do after your MV deuce truck impacts a chuck
> hole at above 56.1 mph.
>
> As you may recall a Hawaiian air transport blowout sucked a stewardess out
> through a gaping hole caused by a stress fracture that instantly peeled back
> the plane's roof for a distance of about 40 feet from the point of origin.
> Despite the massive damage, this plane was still a very controllable as no
> vital controls were damaged. And therein is the key. Damage. It is the
> unpredictable collateral damage associated with a blowout, not the blowout
> itself. The subsequent flyability is directly affected by the speed and
> altitude of your MV aircraft and that would likely determine the relative
> danger to your passengers and crew.
>
> “Explosive” or rapid decompression makes quite an impression on your senses.
> Your ears pop, your eyes water, dust flies in the cockpit and the temperature
> plunges below freezing. Water vapor in the “cabin” may instantly condense as
> fog. If you were in a MV transport plane, warning lights would glare and/or
> warning horns would blare.
>
> In your MV aircraft, you have a small fraction of the time to respond to the
> incident compared to pilots of say an airliner, because of the relatively
> small cabin air volume escaping from the pressure vessel. Moreover, you're
> probably cruising at a considerably higher flight level than most airliners,
> increasing the severity of the problem. Immediately, you and your passengers
> would need supplemental oxygen. If you get your mask on properly and start
> the flow of oxygen, you will recover in as little as 15 seconds, even if you
> are on the verge of unconsciousness.
>
> There you have it, a summary of a blowout and what you need to do to safely
> operate your MV aircraft. So when the time comes, go ahead and shoot the
> bastard. You'll likely not have a problem you can't deal with.
>
> Keep em flyin, er rollin... whatever
>
> Jack Lee
>
> PS Try a .38 cal glazer slug, works great.
>
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