波音307型平流層客機是第一架擁有客艙增壓系統的商用運輸機。這一特性使其有能力在20,000英尺(6000米)高空進行巡航,使其能避開許多天氣干擾。壓力差為2.5 psi (17 kPa),所以飛機飛行在14,700 ft (4,480 m)高度時,機艙內壓力為8,000 ft (2,440 m)高度的壓力。307型可攜帶5個機組成員及33名旅客。機艙最大寬度為 12 ft (3.6 m)。它是第一架在機組成員里包括飛行機械師的陸基飛機(部分船型水上飛機在早些時候已經在機組成員中增加飛行機械師了)。[1]
規格參數 (Boeing 307)
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