Can I just butt in here and ask about another part of the Sunday Times article and see if what I understand is correct. The part that concerns me reads: -
''TheQinetiq report found that during air-to-air refuelling fuel was flowing at twice the speed deemed safe for vital parts of the fuel system. It also showed that a light on the flight engineer's panel that would flash if there was too much pressure in the fuel system had been deliberately disconnected''.
''Twice the speed''!!! Putting a huge amount of pressure on the system and possibly causing a fatal leak heh?!
I am now wondering when was the warning light disconnected? Under whose orders? Under what circumstances? I know that the Qinetiq report was released last year but ultimately was the disconnection made before or after 2nd September?
Please discuss.....
Crew 3 family member- please be gentle!