Joseph Mangan
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Joseph Mangan is an American aerospace engineer who, in 2004, told European aviation authorities of his belief that the microprocessors controlling cabin pressurization valves in the new Airbus A380 might allow a sudden depressurization of the passenger cabin in flight—which, at normal cruising altitudes, could endanger the lives of people aboard the aircraft. A sudden loss of pressure at high altitudes can produce unconsciousness within seconds, followed eventually by death.
Mangan’s former employer, Austria-based TTTech, maintains that the allegations made by Mangan are false, and has filed civil and criminal suits against Mangan in Austria, where Mangan still resides. These cases were still ongoing in late 2005.
[edit] External links
- TTTech corporate website
- TTTech products - TTTech press release with its side of the story.
- Silence Kills - Joseph Mangan's website presenting his side of the story.
- “A Skeptic Under Pressure” - a Los Angeles Times article dated Sept 27, 2005 giving a comprehensive overview of the affair.
- Airbus whistleblower faces prison, Daily Telegraph, October 19, 2005
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