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		eps on Nov 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fliers Must Turn Off Devices, but It’s Not Clear W... Why not put the passenger cabin in a Faraday cage? Shouldn't be that hard or costly to do, compared.

JoeAltmaier on Nov 28, 2011 | [–]

The fuselage IS a Faraday cage. Only the division between passenger/pilot probably needs attention. A good idea.

But some of the electronics are not in the cockpit.

PanMan on Nov 28, 2011 | [–]

Mostly because a faraday cage the size of the plane would be quite heavy, I guess

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