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Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jun 2013, 23:58

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By slf4life

A380 Engine

True, the incident was 'spectacular' by comparison, but that's where the comparison ends. It was an engine failure, the cause identified and fixed by the engine manufacturer.
It is quite a different...

Forum: Rumours & News

19th Mar 2013, 12:44

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By slf4life

??

The pictures, the '...eliminates the potential for fire' captions are made for public consumption I assume. So I'll be generous and surmise they mean a CABIN fire :*

But that would mean Boeing...

Forum: Rumours & News

15th Mar 2013, 03:22

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By slf4life

@denachtenmai

"savvy SLF"

I doubt the five of us can make a dent :E

But in all honesty, having spent 30 years in another tech industry, sometimes tossing everything you can think of at a fault does in fact...

Forum: Rumours & News

18th Feb 2013, 16:35

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By slf4life

Dragonliner

So, if I'm understanding Boeing's interim fix - a titanium box with a high pressure venting system should the batteries ignite?

Given the seeming inevitability of these fires, I can see it now,...

Forum: Rumours & News

17th Jan 2013, 16:25

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FAA Grounds 787s

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Posted By slf4life

paranoia or pragmatism?

I'm as commonly knowledgeable as pax get, and don't scare easy, but as it stands I do not trust the 787 to always intelligently 'ground itself' in an emergency. Plus, the emerging pattern is one of...

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