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During the demonstration flights, a pilot handled the takeoff and climb to cruising altitude.
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Once the A380 reached cruising altitude, passengers were free to walk around both decks to explore the amenities.
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Once at cruising altitude I dialed in an economy fuel setting of 53 gallons per hour at a true airspeed of 390mph.
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The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 19, 000 feet (5, 791 meters), and a speed of up to 250 knots, or about 288 miles per hour (463 kilometers).
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Within seconds, the plane had gone from its assigned altitude of 35, 000 feet down to 34, 600 feet and back up to 35, 400 feet before finally recovering back to its 35, 000 feet cruising altitude.
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Like the paper-clip, the airframe and its alloy skin are stressed first in one direction as the cabin is pressurised while climbing to its cruising altitude, and then in the opposite direction when depressurised during descent for landing.
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Those two brief stretches of time when all electronic devices must be turned off -- after the doors to the plane close until it is at cruising altitude, and then again on approach for landing -- are being questioned.
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The reason is simple: the typical business jet or airliner cruising at 45, 000 feet will have a cabin altitude of about 8, 000 feet.
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