2006-11-13 14:42:59 · 5 answers · asked by shaun15_2000 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
It doesn't react with anything.
But that might be a good thing too.
2006-11-13 15:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what possible reason would you want to use inert gas on the flight line ??? What inert gas are we talking about, there are many.
2006-11-13 16:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the only inert gas the USAF uses is nitrogen, used to inflate tires and struts. There is no limitation that I know of.
2006-11-13 17:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halon is an inert gas used as a fire extinguishing agent. Its main limitation is that because it is heavier than regular air, it sinks and displaces oxygen (which is also why fires go out). It then stays put wherever it was discharged-wastebin, cargo compartment, etc. Anyone breathing halon would find their lungs full of a gas thats heavier than air and would be unable to breathe. I have heard stories (unconfirmed of course) of firefighters who opened a cargo compartment after discharge of a halon fire extinguished and got a lung full of it. Their friends simply picked them up by their feet and the halon sank to the ground. After that they were able to breathe again.
2006-11-16 07:00:17 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you are talking about nitrogen which is used to inflate tires and struts. I guess that the one limitation is that it isn't as plentiful as just using plain air. AKA you have to use bottled nitrogen to fill up aircraft tires, you cant use a compressor as you would a car. But the advantages of using nitrogen far surpass the convience of using just air.
2006-11-14 13:56:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋