Posted on 12/20/2017 2:56:13 PM PST by x1stcav
Jet-A (kerosene) has a much lower vapor pressure than gasoline, making it harder to light with a match. However, this lower vapor pressure means that gasoline in an enclosed space (fuel tank) will evaporate to the point of the vapor/air mix is too rich to explode (not stoichiometric).
Conversely, a tank containing Jet-A with its lower vapor pressure will have a much leaner vapor/air mix which is more likely to be close to stoichiometric, i.e. explosive.
Back in the 1970's before the USMC had either fuel drop tanks or refueling probes on their CH-53D Sikorsky Sea Stallions, their range was about 200 nautical miles or so. We were testing to see if we could fly them to Europe to support NATO. Obviously, a 200 mile range was not going to get it done. Our longest leg was from the east coast of Greenland to Iceland, a bit over 750 n.m. We needed internal ferry tanks.
There were 500 gallon fiberglass palletized ferry tanks in the system, but we needed special permission from NAVAIR to use them. Why, we asked?
It turned out that several years earlier a CH-53D was flying with one of these ferry tanks. Sometime during the flight (it was assumed), the failure/inaccuracy of the fuel quantity gauge for the ferry tank caused the crew chief to open the filler cap to visually check the fuel level. Static electricity was believed to have ignited the vapor/air mix over the fuel in that tank. The resultant explosion destroyed the helo and all aboard.
After setting up training classes on the danger of improper use of these ferry tanks, we were given permission to use three per aircraft (1,500 gallons JP-5/Jet-A) when we tested the US-Europe flight distances over warm water. We flew a flight of 6 CH-53D helos from MCAS New River, NC to Homestead AFB, FL, 753nm. The next day we flew Homestead to Grand Turk Island. The following day we flew to Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, Puerto Rico. After two weeks supporting an artillery battalion on Vieques, we flew home.
“Some will say he called it wrong on 1996’s TWA 800, but he called it like he saw it, no attempt to cover up.”
No attempt to cover up? You must be joking: he was official face of the coverup and gladly sold his soul to the devil....
That’s your opinion. He was grilled on all major news outlets where he presented well his decisions and findings. After his conclusions were published, he never went to work for any Clinton or Obama linked group. In fact, he spoke out against them. That’s a clear sign he was never bribed nor promised a reward for covering up evidence.
His published investigation showed he reviewed and weighed every piece of evidence presented by those who claimed conspiracy. He did not attempt to bury or cover up any evidence supporting an attack of some sort. He had 1000 FBI agents looking into every claim. None of those agents spoke up that Kallstrom was covering up.
On everything else, he has been a spectacular conservative and because of his approach and integrity, he would make a great FBI Director. I’m not impressed with Wray.
Why have these “patriots” been quiet this long?
Yeah, yeah they have been ready to do this for two years. As the Iceman so eloquently put it BS!
+1 for “OK, let us know when it happens.”
I just hope there is not a birth certificate involved....
James Kallstrom was FBI guy in charge of the airline shoot down over Long Island.
Right after it happened he was being interviewed by tv reporters and said, “ if the public knew the truth about what happened here”, then he realized what he’d said and stopped the interview.
Next morning he was singing the gub min t cover up tune.
The medical phrase vegetative state
is more action-packed than those two.
Kallstrom should be the next special prosecutor and be allied to pick his own team.
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