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gearlever

23rd Jan 2022 15:48

Stowaway found alive on cargo plane

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-s...-to-amsterdam/

Hard to believe, 34.000 ft and pretty cold.......

offa	23rd Jan 2022 20:21

Presumably in the pressurised area and not actually in the wheel well!

DaveReidUK

23rd Jan 2022 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by offa (Post 11174242)

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK (Post 11174259)

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.

25F	29th Jan 2022 00:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by gearlever (Post 11174136)

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-s...-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.

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