Originally Posted by
LeadSled
Tankengine,
Sadly, it was an old mate of mine in that fire, we had known each other since late teens. A terrible day.
Tootle pip!!
Yep,
Knew him for over 25 years, as you say - a terrible day. My point was not actually about him but another machine further North, lessons need to be learned.
Unfortunately fires are a part of engined flight, mitigated by design and engineering.
My view is that the model aircraft style jets in use are not up to the task, the certified MDM ones as in the
JS gliders are considerably more robust. The certification process, whilst extremely onerous, does weed out some problems.