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To: Ilaine who wrote (4058)11/12/2001 1:42:57 PM
From: Oral Roberts  Respond to of 14610
 
I can not.

Just heard in an interview that the neighborhood that this plane went down in suffered many loss's in the WTC on 9/11. How much does one group of people need to withstand?



To: Ilaine who wrote (4058)11/12/2001 1:50:44 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie  Respond to of 14610
 
it would also imply that the fuel tanks were full. This is when they are least volatile.

I am going to do a search on A300 crashes to see if there is any pattern.



To: Ilaine who wrote (4058)11/12/2001 1:57:54 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 14610
 
CB...

I believe that there was analysis done that attributed the explosion to a mechanical flaw (wiring) which ignited an explosion in its central fuel tank on TWA Flight 800.



To: Ilaine who wrote (4058)11/12/2001 2:00:05 PM
From: jcky  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14610
 
Hi CB,

A jet compressor turbine engine malfunction may dislogded many hot metal pieces or fragments (imagine an exploding grenade) into other areas of the airplane, including the fuel compartments. A combination of jet fuel and hot metal fragments is a recipe for a very large combustion.