Sustaining the Aviation Industry During Pandemics: Exploring the Concept of Independent Breathing System for Aircraft Passengers.

与任何封闭的公共场所相比，一架满载的客机的人均空气量是最小的。当感染者的咳嗽/打喷嚏飞沫接触到人或表面（如飞机座椅和托盘桌）时，空气传播疾病就会传播。因此，在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，公共和政府机构大大减少了航空旅行。因此，全球航空业正面临着最严重的危机。这也影响了英国，因为它拥有世界第三大航空网络和第二大航空制造业。该项目探索了一种新的概念，可以降低飞机乘客在飞行期间感染空气传播疾病（如COVID-19或普通流感）的风险。如果可行，在短期内，这一概念可能会使飞行更安全，并使航空业从COVID-19危机中迅速复苏（在英国和全球）。从长远来看，这项概念研究将确保在新飞机设计中考虑类似的系统，以尽量减少流行病对航空业的未来影响。

A fully loaded passenger aircraft has one of the smallest volumes of air per person compared to any enclosed public place. Airborne diseases can spread when an infected person's cough/sneeze droplets come in contact with people or surfaces---like airplane seats and tray tables. Hence, the public and government bodies have significantly reduced air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this, the global airline industry is facing its gravest crisis. This also impacts the UK as it has the third-largest aviation network in the world, and the second-largest aerospace manufacturing sector.This project explores a novel concept that may reduce the risk of an aircraft passenger contracting airborne diseases (like COVID-19 or common flu) during the flight. If feasible, in the short term, this concept might make flying safer and allow a speedy recovery of the aviation industry from the COVID-19 crisis (in the UK and across the globe).In the long term, this concept research will ensure that similar systems are considered for new aircraft designs to minimise future impacts of epidemics/pandemics on the aviation industry.