Plans to use grounded widebodies as ITUs...
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Plans to use grounded widebodies as ITUs...
Last edited by Compton3fox; 7th Apr 2020 at 10:24. Reason: Updated URL to a non-subscription
Whilst I'm sure the motivation is positive, not all the ideas that spring from adversity are as great as they first appear. One doing the rounds here a couple of weeks back, a plan to convert all the ice-cream vans into delivery vehicles for dairy etc: would keep the ice cream sellers gainfully employed & ease the burden for those self isolating! Sounds brilliant, until someone (who may have been me...) pointed out we have purpose built vehicles, with drivers, doing that already around here...called milk men...
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Or use the empty terminals where the aircraft are parked. But only when all the hotels have been filled.
Now going to wait for the next crazy idea to emerge. It is worrying how stupid these people are.
Now going to wait for the next crazy idea to emerge. It is worrying how stupid these people are.
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Ask ORBIS
The charity ORBIS are probably the word experts in this task.
https://gbr.orbis.org/en/what-we-do/flying-eye-hospital
https://gbr.orbis.org/en/what-we-do/flying-eye-hospital
ORBIS are able to deliver first world medical care into third world countries using a specially fitted out aircraft, better alternative exist in the west without the need to remove seats and reconfigure cabins. As we are now getting into warner weather, temporary army structures are quite suitable.
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france have been doing this in converted A330s also to move the sick between hospitals across the country. Mobile (flying hospitals) makes some sense.
Doesn't make sense to bring people airside to parked / redundant planes. Be better off converting buildings like closed Universities or hotels into hospitals.
Doesn't make sense to bring people airside to parked / redundant planes. Be better off converting buildings like closed Universities or hotels into hospitals.
"The group say the advantage of using planes is that not only are they mobile and there are plenty of them now available, but also that their filtered, one-way airflow systems mirror those of an operating theatre."
Well, the last aircraft with one-way airflow were DC-9 - 30 Anything bigger/youger is using recirculation fans, meaning that used air from the cabin is redistributed back - evenly distributing everything that was exhaled across the cabin. I am not sure about grade of filtering, but definitelly not in micrometer range.
And, the dirtiest thing I saw and worked on was Air Condiiton system of an 10-15 years old airplane from a second class airline. Mixing chambers and ducts layered with worst dirt you can imagine - and best growth bed for germ if you add moisture and right temperature, I suppose.
I think converting hotels, sports halls, etc. would be much easier, methinks.
Well, the last aircraft with one-way airflow were DC-9 - 30 Anything bigger/youger is using recirculation fans, meaning that used air from the cabin is redistributed back - evenly distributing everything that was exhaled across the cabin. I am not sure about grade of filtering, but definitelly not in micrometer range.
And, the dirtiest thing I saw and worked on was Air Condiiton system of an 10-15 years old airplane from a second class airline. Mixing chambers and ducts layered with worst dirt you can imagine - and best growth bed for germ if you add moisture and right temperature, I suppose.
I think converting hotels, sports halls, etc. would be much easier, methinks.
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Lots of pubs empty too
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