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Airliner oxygen masks may last only about 15 minutes. ✈️
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Airliner oxygen masks may last only about 15 minutes. ✈️

Airliner oxygen masks may last only about 15 minutes. ✈️ . . . Many chemical generators supply roughly 15 to 22 minutes of oxygen after the masks drop. That sounds terrifying, but an aircraft at 35,000 feet can use that window to descend toward breathable air near 10,000 feet. The masks are not meant to finish the journey—only the emergency descent.

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