kp,
Originally Posted by kp
But one thing still bothers me, the FBI didn't have time to do any of these tests or analyisis before they decided that it was a problem with the aircraft.
Whether they had time or not, they didn't do it. The FBI were investigating a possible crime, not trying to work out the physics and chemistry of fuel tanks.
If you take a look at the docket, which is quite large, contained multiple-hundred-page reports by NASA and so on, you will find that most of that substantial amount of work by civil agencies (more than just the NTSB) on fuel tank flammability and ignition sources took place after the civilian agencies were allowed to start their investigation.
PBL