double standards ?
apologies if this thread has already been covered....?
I was rather shocked to hear the announcement of the final review of the TWA 800 incident, with no cause determined for the centre tank explosion ? (although they found 32 SB items ?) I may be missing something here..but... the concorde fleet is grounded for a known reason, whereas the 747-100 fleets continue to fly with a 'possible' risk of centre tank explosion ? surely this is a double standard ? Finally, deepest respects to all those lost in the TWA & Air France incidents. both incidents ------------------ ****Todays lesson...dont leave your coffee on the centre console ***** |
Fuel is only explosive when mixed with air i.e. a spark occuring completely immersed in fuel won't cause a fire, definitely not an explosion. I think (but don't know for sure) that 747-100's currently have minimum quantities of fuel they can have in the centre tank... read reduced flexibility of operation and range.
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