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Folks, Okay, call me stupid. There must be a good reason not to carry full tanks in an airplane, but for the life of me I can't see it. Cargo bays in planes are not pressurized. Okay, so you're carrying a tank that's holding in about 200 bar. Worst thing that can happen is, the plane flies to the moon, and the tank now has to hold 201 bar. What's the big deal? A blown tank might cause an accident. But that's what rupture discs are supposed to prevent, right? If the plane crashes for some other reason, the tank may blow before the rupture disc can release the excess pressure. But in view of the kind of shit that must go down before the tank blows, I believe the tank explosion would probably be a minor concern. Again, I must be missing something obvious here. Please enlighten me. Gently, if at all possible. Cheers, Carlos 8^) > >> Phil, >> >> Next time you go on vacation please make sure you DON'T FLY UNITED! My >> brother is a Captain, and I would like to have him come home on a >> regular basis - safely! >> >> What's wrong with you. You pack and hide scuba cylinders from the >> airlines because of your own foolish and selfish reasons. Shit, man, >> get your priorities straight. I atleast hope you drain the tanks >> before packing them. Remember, whether you agree with the regulations >> of not, there are 1-200 other passengers that do! > >I understand your concern about your brother. However, do you normally >assume that people are stupid before you ask them questions? > >We unscrew the valves before packing the tanks. What ever gave you any >cause to assume that I'd fly with pressurized tanks? > >Foolish and selfish? My understanding of the regulations regarding >special gear is that the primary intent for charging extra for >parephrenalia like skis, surfboards, and so on is that such goods take up >extra space, and are irregularly shaped. I don't think it fair to be >charged extra if we can pack in a way that (1) doesn't exceed the weight >limits, and (2) doesn't exceed size limits. > >-- Phil > >======= > Phil Pfeiffer, Computer Sci. Dept. | Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. > East Stroudsburg University, | Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. > East Stroudsburg, Pa. 18301-2999 | Kindness in action leads to love. > phil@es*.ed* (717) 422-3820 | -- Lao-Tsu > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. >Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > >
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