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Old 9th Nov 2002, 15:52
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Effendi
 
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Concorde

Ok WOK, so the problem of foreign body penetration of the fuel tank - be it a Concorde wheel rim or debris - and the resultant fuel mist with an afterburner nearby, had been recognised and cured by the aviation industry prior to the fatal Paris disaster. I accept your word for it. But if I were a journalist, I'd immediately look up the definition of two words - staggering and complacency. As I said, it's possible........
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