Thanks Cuban_8!
Flight to Istres still should take place on thursday. There is more info at Reuters about it:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/2001...orde_dc_1.html
About kevlar it says the following:
A First For A Civil Airliner
The Kevlar-rubber that will line the Concorde fuel tanks has never been fixed on civil planes before. Used in flak-jackets to shield wearers from bullets, it is also regularly fitted in military helicopters and Formula One racing cars to resist fire.
The liner is made up of tailor-made sections -- between four and six feet long and between one foot (35 cm)and 18 inches wide -- that fit into the wing tanks. Strong but flexible, its aim will be to protect the Concorde
tanks even if they are punctured.
"Should the underside of the tank become punctured, the tank liner is sucked down into the resulting hole. Because it is flexible, it plugs the hole,'' Bannister said.
(edited to spell cuban_8 correct)
[This message has been edited by Kerosene Kraut (edited 17 January 2001).]