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2nd Mar 2012, 04:30

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Dengue_Dude

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No not a myth. On the TriStar and DC10 (for certain) it was common practice to shutdown 1 of 3 ECS packs in the cruise and to close the louvres to save fuel. Some aircraft also had Recirc Fans to abet this.

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