Can somebody help me out here.
Does the missing tank lay horrizontal or vertical when secured in place?
(just trying to figure out how a valve hits a floor above)
In the famous picture of the big hole in the fuselage in this thread could one of out artists sketch in the axis of the fuel tank relative to the rips and tears?
From my understanding of the kinematics the light weight valve if broken cleanly off would accelerate faster than the rest of the bottle. I would however only expect a steady force for several seconds on the rest of the tank against its supporting structure.
Of course the extreme rarity of an exploding bottle (not just losing a valve stem) in a confined area is not within my experience bank. (some of our military members may have something to say here through)