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To: Drago; devere; Chewbarkah; SkyDancer; logi_cal869; WhoisAlanGreenspan?; yelostar; Zuriel; ...
No “fuel leaks”...center tank fuel vapor explosion caused by a spark.

You can't ignite jet fuel with a spark. The stuff is d@mn hard to ignite. It's pretty much like diesel or kerosene.

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0003.pdf

This might be the report I read some years back, and if it is, when you look at their references for how many joules of energy were required to ignite that fuel, it is clearly impossible. There just wasn't enough power in the wiring to accomplish it.

Jet fuel is hard to ignite. Here, let me show you.

https://youtu.be/7nL10C7FSbE?si=otth9anWJrqezd8W

Now you watch that section on the guy trying to light jet fuel on fire with a torch, and then come back and tell me it ignited with a spark.

I'll wait. :)

98 posted on 09/12/2023 9:33:52 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Jet-A vapor, not “fuel”.

There is precedent for Jet-A vapor explosions (in fuel tanks) on airliners:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Airlines_Flight_143

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Iranian_Air_Force_Flight_48

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_203

Page # 132 here for Jet-A flashpoint specs:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0003.pdf


102 posted on 09/12/2023 9:52:03 PM PDT by Drago
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