cabin decompression

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• Cabin 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 …   Wikipedia

• Decompression illness — (DCI) describes a collection of symptoms arising from decompression of the body. DCI is caused by two different mechanisms, which result in overlapping sets of symptoms. The two mechanisms are: Decompression sickness (DCS), which results from gas …   Wikipedia

• Decompression sickness — Caisson disease [decompression sickness] Classification and external resources Two United States Navy sailors prepare for training inside a decompression chamber …   Wikipedia

• decompression — The reduction of atmospheric pressure. Particularly, various techniques for preventing decompression sickness (also called caisson disease) by gradual decompression. Decompression sickness is caused by the evolution of nitrogen bubbles in the… …   Aviation dictionary

• decompression — Removal of pressure. [L. de , from, down, + com primo, pp. pressus, to press together] cardiac d. incision into the pericardium or aspiration of fluid from the pericardium to relieve pressure due to blood or other fluid in the pericard …   Medical dictionary

• Uncontrolled 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… …   Wikipedia

• explosive decompression — A sudden decrease in the cabin pressure, which may be the result of either some component of the aircraft, like door(s), window, or cockpit canopy, etc. giving way or of a rupture taking place in the structure. As soon as this decompression takes …   Aviation dictionary

• rapid decompression — The almost instantaneous loss of cabin pressure in an aircraft with a pressurized cockpit or cabin. This could happen either because of enemy action or structural failure. In severe cases, it is called explosive decompression …   Aviation dictionary

• Descent (aircraft) — A descent during air travel is any portion where an aircraft decreases altitude, and is the opposite of an ascent or climb. Descents are an essential component of an approach to landing. Other intentional descents might be to avoid traffic, poor… …   Wikipedia

• Dan-Air Flight 240 — Dan Air Hawker Siddeley HS 748 at Cardiff Airport in 1980 Accident summary …   Wikipedia

• Concorde — For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). Concorde Role Supersonic airliner …   Wikipedia