At what height is the ozone layer situated and how safe is it to fly above the ozone layer?
2006-08-13 20:58:57 · 7 answers · asked by happy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Flying above the ozone layer would cause the plane to explode due to high pressures, because above the ozone layer, you're in space. A vacuum.
About 90% of the ozone in our atmosphere is contained in the stratosphere, the region from about 10 to 50 km (32,000 to 164,000 feet) above Earth's surface. Ten percent of the ozone is contained in the troposphere, the lowest part of our atmosphere where all of our weather takes place. Ozone concentrations are greatest between about 15 and 40 km, where they range from about 2 to 8 parts per million. If all of the ozone were compressed to the pressure of the air at sea level, it would be only a few millimeters thick.
An aeroplane goes MUCH below the ozone layer.
2006-08-13 22:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
About 90% of the ozone in our atmosphere is contained in the stratosphere, the region from about 10 to 50 km (32,000 to 164,000 feet) above Earth's surface. Ten percent of the ozone is contained in the troposphere, the lowest part of our atmosphere where all of our weather takes place. Ozone concentrations are greatest between about 15 and 40 km, where they range from about 2 to 8 parts per million. If all of the ozone were compressed to the pressure of the air at sea level, it would be only a few millimeters thick.
The air above the ozone layer is not thick enough for a plane to fly in. You'd need something spacier.
2006-08-13 21:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most airplanes fly below the ozone layer, but even if they were above it it would be safe. The only thing ozone protects you from is ultraviolet light, so as long as you are in the shade, you are not exposed to ultraviolet light. In fact, I suspect that even an airplane window is pretty good at filtering out UV light.
2006-08-14 02:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ozone layer is in the stratosphere. And no, most airplanes don't fly nearly this high; they fly in the troposphere. The only planes that may go higher are planes like the X-15 or the U-2.
2006-08-13 21:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by The Man In The Box 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
How Does An Aeroplane Fly
2016-11-12 04:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if an airplane goes beyond the ozone layer then it does not get any signal and it gets lost
2014-10-15 06:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think below the ozone layer... cause if above the ozone, ozone might damage.
2006-08-13 21:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Jed Alex R 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋