decompression training movie

[alexban]

Hy. Anyone has or knows where I can find a training movie on decompression to show pilots the effect of rapid depresurization at high altitudes?
Brgds Alex

[Sepp]

Not training material standard by any means, but YouTube contains several short clips including

YouTube - Effects Of Explosive Cabin Decompression On Crew (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EHGBQINW0B0&feature=related)

and

YouTube - Piaggio P-180 Avanti Rapid Decompression (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9UH8Pg_aY&feature=related)

This one, though, is prolly more like what you're after

YouTube - Pilots in Decompression Chamber (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SypAo09NGmc&feature=related)

[BOAC]

NB the third link is NOT a decompression clip - it shows the effects of anoxia.

I would suggest you try one of the military for training videos of decompression chamber runs. I believe RAF North Luffenham (as was?) would have had some and there have been some on UK TV programmes. The RAF training has been taken over, I believe, by The RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine at RAF Henlow - you could try there? The standard 'run' in my day was in one chanber at 25,000ft and a diaphragm then ruptured between us and a chamber at 100,000ft taking us to around 56,000ft I recall. Perhaps a little dramatic for airline crew, though:)

[Sepp]

re the third link I posted: Very true - should have made that clear in my post. I shall go stand in the corner for half an hour. :}

[Malcolm G O Payne]

I have a DVD issued by an Australian company promoting its hypoxia training device. If you are interested please send me a PM.

[Checkboard]

Write a nice letter to NASA. I saw some tests they did with crash test dummies - startling to watch a adult dummy strapped into a passenger seat get sucked head first out of a passenger window, when they blew out the window! I was surprised it could even fit!