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Old 26th Jul 2008, 16:21
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Rainboe: . . ."Catastrophic bottle failure without ignition?"
You don't need "ignition" for a high pressure bottle to explode. Metal fatigue from corrosion inside the 1600+psi bottle can cause the bottle to violently explode, or corroded pipe fittings can separate with explosive force and puncture the fuselage.
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