Flying the Unfriendly Skies

[Sam the Centipede]

I wonder if the change in altitude has any effect on tire pressure.

Very minor if any. Any aircraft that flies at an altitude that can cause icing the tires are filled with dry nitrogen. As an inert gas it takes a serious swing of temperature changes for it's pressures to change in any serious manner.

Can that be the reason for using nitrogen? Perhaps I am misremembering basic physics, but the volumetric change or pressure change of gases with temperature is independent of the specific gas, whether inert, almost inert (as nitrogen), or ordinarily reactive. However, using a dry gas would reduce effects of water vapor doing odd things. And temperatures are not low enough to cause liquefaction of atmospheric gases, even carbon dioxide needs -78C to sublime.

[RTH10260]

Virginia pastor facing federal charge after allegedly assaulting his wife over flight upgrade

13News Now
10 Jul 2024

Roger Allan Holmberg, a Williamsburg pastor, is facing a federal charge after he allegedly hit his wife in the head during a flight when she got upgraded to first class and he didn't.

[neonzx]

Fortunately, this occured while the plane was on the ground.



American Airlines passenger recounts evacuation from smoke on plane in San Francisco
American Airlines said the smoke came from a laptop in a passenger's bag.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airl ... =111895110

An American Airlines flight was evacuated after the crew reported smoke in the cabin while the plane was parked at its gate at San Francisco International Airport, according to airport officials.

The airline said the smoke came from a laptop in a passenger's bag.

Jan Jankai, a passenger on the flight with his father, told ABC News when they boarded the plane, "it smelled like burned cables" and proceeded to get stronger.

Soon after, Jankai said they saw a huge flame from below his father's seat and on all sides. He said the smoke got so intense "We thought we would pass out."

"We tried to get up but were already buckled in," Jankai said, adding he and his father quickly unbuckled their seats and tried to go to the back emergency exit.

Jankai's father, who was seated above the passenger's bag that was on fire, said he threw the bag out of the emergency exit door.

[Suranis]

No doubt Jankei's Father will be sued by the person who owned the Laptop for theft and loss of data.

And of course people NEED the makeup and Evian Water in their onboard bags, so its ok for them to stand in Lithium smoke. Which is extremely Toxic. And block everyone else trying to get out.