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Old 5th Jun 2023, 22:10
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AmarokGTI
 
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Originally Posted by MechEngr
If the cabin pressure gets above 10,000 feet (or some other agreed upon value) that the engines throttle back to a setting appropriate for cruise at that altitude.

I think it would have saved at least 3 aircraft that I know of - all turned into long-range cruise missiles waiting to drop on unsuspecting landscape. Lucked out so far they have missed cities.

There is likely some pressurization warning but it seems not to be reliable or sufficient.
Ok I understand what you mean now. The trigger in your idea would have to be cabin altitude above 10,000ft (differential pressure would be zero if completely de pressurised, or reducing towards zero if gradually happening).

I see others have responded quicker than me about flaws in this idea, however (terrain).
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