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Old 4th Jan 2006, 12:27
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alasdair_cook
 
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Dim Cabin Lights on Take Off

Why oh why do they dim the cabin lights on take off in airliners?

Two schools of thought we're having here:

1: As part of a legal requirement so passengers eyes are adjusted to the dark so they can see the emergency exit lights....
2: So the electrical load is reduced on the engines, thus creating a redundancy for a single engine failure.

Please help!

thanks!
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