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Old 3rd Mar 2024, 20:42
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Originally Posted by resetjet
Yes no computed fuel burns like airlines do….so maybe they burned more then they thought they would. Savings depends on any fuel contracts. Was the fuel indicator system working properly?

2 engines will fail at the same time if super low and maneuvering.

i dont know what you mean by dusty tanks, but jet a VAPOR will self ignite just like diesel when compressed. Liquid is mol not compressable.

that is not an impressive fire. It was consumed over time, like any vehicle fire. I am looking at the fact that the right wing was torn off. There should have been 150 gallons or much more in there. The plane hit and spun which should have littered the highway with fuel. Go pour a gallon of diesel on a campfire and the answer will be quite clear.

no fuel in the fuel line is also key. The other engine likely primed up after they leveled but at that point n2 had degraded.

that and 5000 hours in this series most as pic. With no obvious engine damage, and i cannot begin to tell you how bulletproof these engine are
Dual engine flameouts are super rare.

and for those worried about 1/2oz of water, forget it. Comtamination after 2 hr flight….possible, but those engines will burn corn oil mixed with water and still run. It would have to be alot of water.


ntsb witheld alot in that report. They know way more. Just threw us a bone.
18 years flying bizjets, including all models of the Bombardier line, never flew without a computer flight plan. The odds of both engines flaming out at the same moment due to fuel exhaustion is approximately zero, dual flameouts are so rare this is actually a unique event in truest meaning of unique.

You’ve never heard the term “dusty tanks” for out of gas? Really? There was more fire than empty tanks would produce. Ever see video of planes without fuel crashing? Pretty much nothing except flying dust and debris, zero fire.
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