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cabin altitude

Definição1: The pressure altitude corresponding to pressure inside the cabin or, in the case of combat aircraft, the cockpit. Above a certain altitude, the crew tries to maintain a constant cabin altitude.
Fonte1: KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Definição2: The equivalent altitude at which the cabin pressure of a pressurized aircraft is maintained. If the aircraft is flying at an altitude of 2o,ooo feet, the cabin can be pressurized so its pressure is the same as that which exists at 10,000 feet.
Fonte2: CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 4th ed. Newcastle: ASA, 2006.
Definição3: Cabin pressure in terms of equivalent altitude above sea level.
Fonte3: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
Fonte4: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual on Volcanic Ash, Radioactive Material and Toxic Chemical Clouds. Third edition. Montreal, 2015. (Doc. 9691).
Contexto: If the cabin altitude exceeds 4 250 m (14 000 ft), the passenger oxygen masks will deploy automatically in most commercial aircraft.
Variante: altitude da cabina [POR]
Português: altitude de cabine