Results of FAA Cabin Ozone Monitoring Program in Commercial Aircraft in 1978 and 1979.

Abstract

This report contains descriptions of the instrumentation and procedures used during the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to measure the concentration of ozone in the cabins of commercial aircraft on revenue flights during 1978 and 1979. Based on the limited data set obtained, the following conclusions are stated: (1) The data set confirms the fact that high concentrations of ozone are at times present in commercial aircraft cabins; (2) The data verifies the increased occurrence of excessive ozone exposure for flights at high altitudes and latitudes; (3) The long-range aircraft (B-747, DC-10, L-1011, DC-8 and B-707), which generally fly at higher altitudes, are more likely to encounter excessive ozone concentrations than short-range aircraft (B-727, B-737 and DC-9).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA104780

Entities

People

  • James W. Rogers

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Calibration
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Flight Decks
  • Governments
  • High Altitude
  • Instrumentation
  • New York
  • Sea Level
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.