Posted on 05/22/2024 7:12:25 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
A severe and potentially catastrophic flaw has been identified in nearly 300 Boeing 777 jets operated by major airlines, including United and American Airlines.
This flaw, rooted in an electrical issue, poses a risk of causing the aircraft’s wing fuel tanks to ignite and explode, a recent investigation by Daily Mail has disclosed.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
Of which none of the others did what it supposedly did.
And many cars on the road used the same electrical setup in the fuel tanks without magically exploding.
Yeah, maybe.
But they have a greater potential of exploding in mid air due to all the Stingers, ManPads etc. that 0’Biden has been spreading around for the last several years.
True.
Hillary’s smart power on display in Benghazi and the missing manpads afterwards.
Let's see, which countries are part of the airbus consortium???
Wow! Let me think...when was the last time a 777, just flying along minding its own business, exploded? Oh! Really? Like never? Got it.
Oh yeah...happens all the time. /s
I remember a 747 exploding off of Long Island.
Thought jet fuel required atomization to ignite, and wasn’t combustible like gasoline.
Flight 800 off the south coast of eastern LI
Nah, governments don’t lie!
Right. Headline is bulls...t clickbait. Typical Jim Hoft.
The wing fuel tanks might explode...nice.. I can just see everyone sitting around airport terminals reading this while waiting to board.
Don’t tell anyone that gasoline vapor is far more flammable and easily ignited
Yeah.
Still remember the rough and tumble discussions had about it in 2000.
The poster I mentioned further upthread, Asmodeus, would freak out if that fact was mentioned.
He eventually got himself banned but it took awhile.
Is this better?
Linking “in-flight turbulence”, (which is an attmospheric phenomenon), to an industry-known manufacturing error, is just plain wrong.
As a former DoDQA-aeronautical, this sort of ‘small thing’, has caused major effects in aircraft before. Electrostatic discharge, is that door knob zap after walking on certain carpets. That ‘zap’ on an aircraft, could ignite fuel fumes, which would ruin the day for the passengers.
With reduced educational standards,, reduced employment standards, and the manufacturers’ intention to maintain delivery schedules of these aircraft, I am really in awe of how much Divine Providence has kept these beauties of engineering from “extreme major malfunctions” ( not wishing to tempt fate).
That was a 747, not a 777.
Is a US tabloid more reliable than a British tabloid?
Enquiring minds want to know.
“Count me out flying United, American Airlines, or any Boeing jet anytime soon“
Although there were 37 million aircraft movements in 2023 (jet and turboprop), a 17% increase on 2022, there were no hull losses or fatal accidents involving passenger jet aircraft in 2023
No amount of anti Boeing media fear porn can overcome this amazing FACT.
Electric planes won’t have the potential fuel explosive issue. Battery fires are far safer /s
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