Originally Posted by
CodyBlade
Originally Posted by
rog747
be thankful that in this incident, plus the dynamic airways 767 fort Lauderdale fire, and both the EK and the SQ 777 incidents that the wind was blowing the fire AWAY from the fuselage each time
err...Common to tokf/land into wind.
The OP's point was that the bits that usually go up in flames first are the engines and/or wing.
It can clearly make a big difference to the outcome depending on whether the aircraft comes to a stop with the fire upwind or downwind of the fuselage.
