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Old 8th Sep 2010, 16:15
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FCeng84
 
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FAA Cert Requirement for Cabin Altitude

FAR calls for cabin altitude to never exceed 40K feet and to not exceed 25K feet for more than 2 minutes. This has to be met for an expected fuselage hole size. A single cabin window is usually considered. This can become an upper bound on passenger window area. Cockpit windows are strong enough to not have to be considered (testing with the chicken gun shows compliance there).
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