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Originally Posted by ken0042
Good time to ask that question- have domestic Canadian flights always flown that high? I could have swore that in the late 80s and early 90s on flights between Winnipeg and Calgary they announced our cruising altitude as ~25,000 feet. And yes, that would have been on a 737 or similar DC jet; not some turbo prop plane.
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A DC-9 or 737-200 would've been in the 30-35000' range still, so I can't see why you would be at 25000' on a flight of that length. Newer Jets like the 737NG will tend to be a bit higher, like 37000-41000, due to better engine and wing performance, and being higher results in better fuel efficiency.
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
so looks like the death line is around 23,000ft (for imperialists out there). even a relatively short flight from what I've experienced tends to go significantly above that, nevermind the sub-antarctic temperatures. do 1/4th of all stowaways have the latest mountaineering gear and training, and are lugging a giant oxygen tank?
there must be something a bit different about that landing gear space, compared to the conditions outside the plane. maybe it's slightly more pressurized somehow?
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Nothing different from a pressurization perspective. I could see maybe if you found a spot by a hydraulic pump or lines that might give you a bit of heat, but I would be surprised if it could do much to avoid hypothermia and death.
That is why I am curious about the numbers, and how many of the survivors have occurred on modern type jets.The combination of altitude and temperature in the high 30000's would make survival pretty remarkable.