From kls Wed Jan 13 01:30:22 1993 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: news From: alaw@elaine29.stanford.edu (Alvin Law) Subject: Re: McDonnell Douglas warns against carry-on electronic devices X-Submission-Date: 12 Jan 93 11:25:08 References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Reply-To: alaw@leland.stanford.edu Organization: DSO, Stanford University X-Submission-Message-ID: Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: 13 Jan 93 01:30:22 PST In article driscoll@src.honeywell.com (Kevin Driscoll) writes: >>"These devices, says the company, 'include, but are not limited to,' >>citizen-band radios, cellular telephones, transmitters that remotely >>control devices such as toys, and portable compact disc players. > >Current opinions vary about how much EMI an avionics system is protected >against, but 200 v/m is a typical number. One would not expect the >above devices to produce such levels. If a CD-player can cause problems, how about laptop/notebook computers? I flew back from Hong Kong on a 747-400 two months ago and saw at least 10 people working/playing on their laptops, and there seems to be no problem. At least the plane didn't round up in Russian airspace. -- -------------------------- alaw@leland.stanford.edu ------------------------- Some assembly required. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied.As seen on TV. Avoid contact with skin. Keep away from fire or flame. No Canadian coins. Driver does not carry cash. Apply only to affected area. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------