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xkcd #3124: Grounded (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3124: Grounded

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We should have you at the gate in just under two hours--two and a half if we get pulled over.

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[–] genuineparts 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

why was it cold, because they couldn’t maintain an internal cabin atmosphere, including temperature?

No pilot or Jet mechanic but afaik the pressurisation is happening with bleed air from the turbines that is then cooled down to comfortable levels. So there is no "heater" for the cabin so to speak as for a warmer cabin you just cool down the bleed air less. As such without pressurisation there is also no cabin heat.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You just casually knew that offhand, and it's not even your industry??

[–] genuineparts 5 points 4 days ago

I am weirdly nerdy about planes. Always wanted to be a pilot as a kid.

[–] mr2meows@pawb.social 4 points 4 days ago

prolly went down a wikipedia rabbit hole or something