A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about the superjumbo's future

Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by Pharmakon on Thursday February 07, 2019 @05:56PM (#19109519)

You don’t experience hypoxic euphoria until you’re really struggling. Before that you feel sluggish, some people will experience headaches, and most people will feel a general sort of low-grade malaise. All told, not fun. More critically it also increases the risk of stroke.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by mikeash on Thursday February 07, 2019 @06:49PM (#19109877)

Thanks for explaining. I guess my struggles with space and entertainment overshadow these things as well, and thankfully I haven’t had a stroke yet.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by Pharmakon on Thursday February 07, 2019 @06:58PM (#19109926)

Personally I feel the same way as you. I’d rather be a bit low on O2 and not have to chew on my own knees for 8 hours, than enjoy deep breaths in a tiny tin can.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by mikeash on Thursday February 07, 2019 @07:12PM (#19110011)

I guess it’s a lot cheaper to increase pressurization than to give every passenger a reasonably sized chair.

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Re:A380 cancellations by Qantas raise new questions about th... by myrandomcomment on Thursday February 07, 2019 @07:29PM (#19110123)

787 can have a higher pressure because of what it is made of. Air frame life is directly effected by the pressure in the cabin.

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