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Old 18th May 2010, 07:24
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As has already been discussed, aircraft already have air filters that (it is said) can be examined for VA particles - all you need is a microscope and possibly a very precise weighing machine. There's also oil from the engines, which is a very accurate tell-tale for larger volumes of nasties the engine might had through it since last oil-change. We've not heard much detail about what's actually being done with this existing evidence, however.
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