And the 787 has two genset per side. That means at least two will be available, plus the RAT. When is 'redundant' beyond the pale?
Did Boeing 'miss' pushing for elimination of the standby power rule? Could they simply apply for offline Battery? Did they bite off a bit much in 'sampling' Lithium technology? Or did FAA deny such a proposal?
If batt is standby, why can't it be isolated in flight, even thirty minutes prior to and post flight?
ANA and JAL problems happened at TO and post parking. This problem may not be as critical as it might have seemed....
"INERTING" the batteries as part of the solution? It does say "STANDBY" in the regs.
Maybe someone who is not "uneducated" could respond?
Last edited by Lyman; 22nd Jan 2013 at 11:52.