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Old 20th Aug 2007, 19:07
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kiwibird
 
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Tripe??

DingerX - Have not heard so much tripe in a long time! Made me laugh though!
Fire starts.....then tyres blow....plane burns. How the fire started is going to require careful examination of the wreckage.

It is not that fanciful. A fuel leak was apparently reported by an engineer - no doubt engines had been shut down by this time.

Fuel leak + hot brakes = fire. (Autoignition temp of jeta1 is 210 degs)
Fire under belly + fuel puddle + explosive source = big fire-ball.

Explosive source could be tyres or hydraulic reservoirs, but these probably lack the power. A hot center tank with residual fuel is a more likely answer.


This is a lot less fanciful than the comments that an engine exploded!! There is no confined space or atomised fuel in an engine that could cause an explosion. JetA1 does not readily explode, it needs to be coerced.
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