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Air Traffic Monitoring => Aviation Audio Clips => Topic started by: SeanC3 on April 28, 2008, 07:20:57 PM

Title: Something in the Air - BBC Documentary
Post by: SeanC3 on April 28, 2008, 07:20:57 PM

A somewhat alarming report on cabin air quality, with both the Boeing 757 and the British Aerospace 146 in particular coming in for some unwelcome attention  :|

See article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/7351093.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/7351093.stm)

and the full report here http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7360000/newsid_7369800/7369837.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7360000/newsid_7369800/7369837.stm?bw=nb&mp=wm&news=1&ms3=6&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2)

Anyone ever experienced anything like this (I'm hoping the answer is no...)?

Title: Re: Something in the Air - BBC Documentary
Post by: MathFox on April 29, 2008, 03:42:41 AM

I am not surprised at all that they find minuscule traces of oil in the air coming out of a mechanical ventilation system. The fans and valves in the system must be greased to remain operational.
With the concentration of potentiality toxic chemicals a factor 1000 under the legal norm for air I do not worry. Do you realise that alcohol is available on board in lethal doses.  :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Something in the Air - BBC Documentary
Post by: Jacko on April 29, 2008, 11:27:19 AM

Yep this does not surprise me either, my brother works on bombadier Dash 8 aircrafts for a living and hes told me about how the air systems work... Scarry stuff. hehe

Title: Re: Something in the Air - BBC Documentary
Post by: aviator_06 on May 04, 2008, 04:03:51 PM

The video above was poor quality.  :-(