View Full Version : Stowaway found alive on cargo plane
gearlever
23rd Jan 2022, 15:48
https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-stowaway-has-been-found-alive-in-the-nose-wheel-section-of-a-cargolux-boeing-747-after-11-hour-flight-to-amsterdam/
Hard to believe, 34.000 ft and pretty cold.......
Presumably in the pressurised area and not actually in the wheel well!
DaveReidUK
23rd Jan 2022, 21:10
Presumably in the pressurised area and not actually in the wheel well!
Stowaways have survived in the 747 NLG well in the past.
tdracer
23rd Jan 2022, 23:32
Stowaways have survived in the 747 NLG well in the past.
There was a case roughly 10 years ago between Hawaii and the US mainland. Teenager as I recall who survived - without any severe long-term consequences. Apparently, the cold slows the metabolism so much that they can survive the thin air at cruise altitude so if they can survive the cold...
sb_sfo
24th Jan 2022, 21:39
Lucky guy, often they get dumped on the approach when the gear goes down.
https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-stowaway-has-been-found-alive-in-the-nose-wheel-section-of-a-cargolux-boeing-747-after-11-hour-flight-to-amsterdam/
Hard to believe, 34.000 ft and pretty cold.......
A surprising number do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel-well_stowaway
"Something happens that we don't understand" as the article quotes.