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Old 03-02-2008, 10:08 AM   #16
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I could imagine it wouldn't be the most comfortable ride either. I would assume the thing had to have some ventilation, so it would be stifling hot in the Pacific summer or nut-numbing cold in the winter.
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and how high can you fly, no use the pilot goes up to angels10 and no oxygen
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As big as those look you might be able to fit portable oxygen tanks. The big problem would be the cold at high altitude. No place to plug in a heated flight suit's.
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You know there were some test pilots maneuvering hard just to jumble around the passengers testing how feasible the pods would be.

1st class gets a window, second class only gets a breathing tube.
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Third class is strapped to the rear stabilizer!
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