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Old 15th Jul 2007, 08:53
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All Boeing aircraft built from 2008 onward will have this system.
The 787 will utilise a nitrogen inerting system for the fuel tanks. With this system, the chances of a deadly fire are greatly reduced as evidenced by the recent C-5 crash in Dover (DE) to name just one example.


Carbon Fibre can be recycled. More info here. < 2003 PDF from Boeing.
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