Concorde decompression
Hi all,
I am interested what the ramifications of an explosive decompression in Concorde at cruise altitude would have been. If time of useful consciousness is 12 seconds at FL430, at 60,000ft cruise it must be even worse. Did a pilot/ both pilots always have to wear a mask during cruise? Secondly how fast could the Concorde get down to 10,000ft from cruise….would the passengers have all been unconscious pretty quickly due to the low pressures/ lack of forced pressure breathing?
Many thanks,
Tom.
p.s. Sorry, can’t search to see if this has been answered previously, as I suspect it will have been!