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Old May 22, 2019, 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by visitor
Interesting observation. Had not occurred to me previously, but consider the following:
1) typical mattress pressure (gauge) is 0.5-1 psig
These values are likely not correct. These must be designed for a much higher pressure. I cannot imagine that the system would let pressure go down and then back up again when the plane goes down before landing.
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