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Forum: Rumours & News

25th Mar 2013, 20:50

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By Chu Chu

I suspect the propane test was to simulate gasses...

I suspect the propane test was to simulate gasses from a thermal runaway mixing with the air in the box and igniting. I haven't heard of a scenario in which the battery's potential energy could be...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Mar 2013, 23:14

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By Chu Chu

The box doesn't contain enough oxygen to support...

The box doesn't contain enough oxygen to support combustion for long. So if the products of a thermal runaway ignited, they'd self extinguish pretty quickly without a source of additional oxygen. ...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Feb 2013, 23:20

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By Chu Chu

Anything can fail. Surely a higher failure rate...

Anything can fail. Surely a higher failure rate is permissible where there's redundancy. A battery is a redundant source of in-flight electrical power. It's not redundant as a non-cause of fire.
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