RL>a  piece of related information I learned that I found interesting .... 
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RL> Concord does not have drop down oxygen masks for the passengers.  The
RL>logic  being that it the Concord could achieve a high enough speed during
RL>descent  that it could reach a safe breathing altitude before anyone
RL>suffered a  medical problem due to lack of oxygen.  --  Bob Linenweber
    I find it interesting, yes. A very likely reason for loss
of cabin pressurization would be damage to the aircraft.
If the aircraft were damaged, I would think that a high speed
descent would be inadvisable.
    Since I don't have an ATP or multi engine rating, I have
even less idea than a Concorde pilot as to what the manuals
advise regarding maximum speeds with a damaged aircraft,
but I would hazard a guess that the lower the speed, the
better (safer).
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