https://blog.elgi.com A digital destination to share knowledge and industry insights on compressed air Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:30:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.elgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ELGi-favicon.jpg https://blog.elgi.com 32 32 https://blog.elgi.com/application-stories/heights-air-pressure/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 12:29:10 +0000 http://blog.elgi.com/?p=2319 On a summer afternoon in 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 was cruising under clear blue skies making the most of the fair weather. The Boeing 737 with 89 passengers on board was flying from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii. Barely 10 minutes into the flight as the plane levelled out at 24,000 feet, the pilots … Continue reading Heights of Air Pressure!

The post Heights of Air Pressure! first appeared on ELGi.]]> On a summer afternoon in 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 was cruising under clear blue skies making the most of the fair weather. The Boeing 737 with 89 passengers on board was flying from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii. Barely 10 minutes into the flight as the plane levelled out at 24,000 feet, the pilots heard a loud ‘clap’ followed by a sharp wind noise behind them. They turned back to find the cockpit entry door missing. A flight attendant was swept out of the cabin through the hole in the fuselage. The plane began descending rapidly and suffered extensive damage due to the explosive decompression of the fuselage. Miraculously, the crew managed to land safely at Kahului Airport in Maui.

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