Comments on: Drunk Passenger Tries to Open Airplane Door Midflight http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2008/07/21/drunk-passenger-tries-to-open-airplane-door-midflight/ Airline News and Commentary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Pierre http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2008/07/21/drunk-passenger-tries-to-open-airplane-door-midflight/#comment-4884 Pierre Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:24:04 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/?p=2349#comment-4884 That part surprised me too. The max CRUISING altitude (for Mach 0.8) of the 767 is 39,000FT and I think they sometimes go to 42,000FT (for example, the AC Gimli Glider was at 42,000FT when it ran out of fuel). According to: http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory...keModel.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet The max CERTIFIED altitude is 43,100FT I think they CAN and DID fly higher but they are not supposed to (or not allowed to?). For example, the Bombardier Glabal Express business jet is certified to fly at 51,000FT http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/services-and-solutions/specialized-aircraft-solutions/specialized-platforms/bombardier-global-express-xrs-and-global-5000-aircraft?docID=0901260d8000cd52 Pierre That part surprised me too. The max CRUISING altitude (for Mach 0.8) of the 767 is 39,000FT and I think they sometimes go to 42,000FT (for example, the AC Gimli Glider was at 42,000FT when it ran out of fuel).

According to:
http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory…keModel.nsf/MainFrame?OpenFrameSet

The max CERTIFIED altitude is 43,100FT

I think they CAN and DID fly higher but they are not supposed to (or not allowed to?). For example, the Bombardier Glabal Express business jet is certified to fly at 51,000FT

http://www.bombardier.com/en/aerospace/services-and-solutions/specialized-aircraft-solutions/specialized-platforms/bombardier-global-express-xrs-and-global-5000-aircraft?docID=0901260d8000cd52

Pierre

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