Re: Boeing's Connexion announcement

[John Levine <johnl () iecc com>]

> > In addition to all of the offered AC services others have mentioned,
> > some planes have power outlets for vacuum cleaners, typically behind a
> > small panel next to a door.
>
> ISTR, these AC sockets are "airplane flavour" 115VAC @ 400Hz.

No. it's 60 Hz.  See this picture of one of the outlets.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi/25645286/

and this page from Qantas web site

http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/inTheAir/communications

Don't you think that airlines would be smart enough not to install
power outlets that would destroy the equipment that the customers plug
into them?