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Old 12th Jul 2013, 18:59
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NigelOnDraft
 
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Just remember that both Boeing and the FAA in their (lack of) wisdom did not put any internal insulation on upper half of 787,a dangerous FST failure point that I debated long and hard with the FAA and lost. The self ignition temperature of Toray 3900-2 epoxy on 787 is around only 580 degrees F vs 2000 degree F for a decent aluminum, so it doesn't take much. Plus copious amounts of toxic FST released inside the aircraft
Very interesting and maybe relevant?

Can you expand on what you think should have been done? And do you know what the A350 has done in this regard?

And what does FST stand for?
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