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Old 4th June 2025 | 21:33
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From: Perpetually circling OCK for some reason
Originally Posted by tdracer
And the reaction between sodium metal and water is often called an explosion

The 'failure modes' of careless handling of sodium metal makes Jet A look positively benign.
And you don't even want to contemplate the consequences of a crash with a large quantity of the stuff...
Adds additional horror to the ditching checklist section of the QRH for sure…
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