Re: Re: Boeing's Connexion announcement

["micky coughes" <coughes () gmail com>]

What time does the 4:20 flight take off?

On 16 Oct 2006 01:21:12 -0000, John Levine <johnl () iecc com> wrote:
> >> 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?