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It increases. In an unpressurized airplane, the pressure increases because the air is denser at lower altitudes. In a pressurized airplane, the pressure increases both because the pressure must be equalized before the doors can open and because the hull is not designed to withstand an outside pressure higher than the inside pressure.

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Why is the pressure inside an airplane maintained at ground level atmospheric pressure?

The pressure inside an airplane is maintained at ground level atmospheric pressure to ensure the comfort and safety of passengers during flight. This helps prevent discomfort and potential health issues that can arise from sudden changes in pressure, especially during takeoff and landing.


Why are airplane flaps not used at cruising speeds?

Airplane flaps are used during takeoff and landing to increase lift and drag, which helps the plane to reduce speed for landing and take off. At cruising speeds, the airplane is already flying efficiently and has no need for the extra lift and drag provided by the flaps.


How does flying an airplane affect hearing?

Flying an airplane can lead to changes in air pressure, which may affect the ears by causing discomfort or temporary hearing loss. This can occur during takeoff and landing, as the pressure in the cabin changes rapidly. Pilots and passengers may experience ear popping or feeling like their ears are plugged due to the pressure changes. Long-term exposure to loud noise in the airplane cabin can also contribute to hearing loss over time.


What is the job is to equalize pressure within the ears?

The job of equalizing pressure within the ears is to prevent discomfort or pain caused by changes in air pressure, such as during take-off and landing in an airplane or while scuba diving. This is typically done by opening the Eustachian tubes, which connect the middle ear to the back of the throat, allowing air to pass through and equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum.


When a jumbo jet slows and descends on approach to landing there is a decrease in both its kinetic and potential energy Where does this energy go?

The decrease in kinetic and potential energy of the jumbo jet as it slows and descends on approach to landing is converted into other forms of energy such as heat and sound due to air resistance, and work done by the engines to counteract gravity and maintain the descent rate.

Related Questions

Why do your ears pop when you are in an airplane and the plane descends for a landing?

Because of the dramatic air pressure change.


What advantage do flaps and stats give an airplane?

Flaps and stats increase lift for takeoff and slow you down, for landing.


What is the name for a bad landing by an airplane?

a hard landing


How does an airplane landing work?

Almost every aspect of an airplane landing is managed by computer. The most important aspect is decelerating the airplane so the brakes and landing gear can stop the plane.


Why do your ears pop in an airplane take off?

This also frequently occurs on landing mainly because of the difference in air pressure.


What makes an airplane pilot's job hard?

landing the airplane


Can flying in an airplane rupture a brain cyst?

Yes, because the pressure as you are taking off and landing are quite intense. The blood vessel is already under lots of pressure and if that were to suddenly increase or decrease (in which case the vessel would burst during expansion) the cyst would rupture.


Who is responsible for landing airplanes?

The pilot and the co-pilot are responsible for landing the airplane.


What is it called when an aircraft is landing and it keeps alike 'floating' above the Runway before touching down?

An airplane begins its "Flare" once it enters "ground effect. Ground effect is what causes the airplane to float because of an increase in lift(what makes an airplane fly). This increase is caused by induced drag, created by the production of lift.


What are the purposes of the slats and flaps of an airplane's wings?

Slats and flaps increase drag and also increaselift. The increase in drag slows the aircraft down, and the increase in lift lowers the stall speed, which slows the landing speed of the aircraft.


How do you write the sound of a landing airplane?

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Can an airplane raft be used as a reliable emergency flotation device in case of a water landing"?

No, an airplane raft is not a reliable emergency flotation device for a water landing.