[Leica] Flying with canned goods, cabin pressures

[bs.pearce at cox.net (Sue Pearce)]

Current commercial aircraft are pressurized to about 8,000 feet, as that is 
about as good as can be done without serious problems with metal fatigue. We 
older members can recall the English learned a hard lesson with their 
pioneering jetliner in just that subject. CAbins and holds are pressurized 
the same.

The Airbus A380 (the double deck aricraft) and the soon to be flying Boeing 
787 will be pressurized to around 6,000 feet, as the composite construction 
flexes a bit better. The result will be a better flying experience, as many 
suffer slight cases of altitude sickness at 8,000 feet, and that's why you 
feel not so hot after a long flight.

We have flown with check on luggage containing wine, scotch, olive oil and 
other such things such as cigars from a small island repblic with no 
problems.

Bill Pearce