Eeyore wrote in
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John Mazor wrote:

"Eeyore" wrote
WhoGivesAFig? wrote:

This could be huge

Maybe, maybe not, but it's hardly new. The debate over
aluminum vs composites has been ongoing for many years and
is well documented in engineering and regulatory circles.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABP...2003889769.pdf

A link to the article would have been more useful.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ace/2003889663
_boe
ing180.html

Fired engineer calls 787's plastic fuselage unsafe

I'm not and engineer so I can't rebut or prove the technical
points in his filing, but one obvious error did jump out.
He characterized nitrogen interting for fuel tanks as a
"band-aid" to meet safety requirements for the B-787, a
band-aid that isn't necessary on aluminum planes. But there
have been several fuel tank explosions on aluminum
airliners - most notably the "B-as-in-Boeing"-747 in
TWA800 - that probably would have been prevented by
inerting.

Not to mention a couple of 737s too IIRC.



No, you don't recall correctly, fjukkwit.


Bertie