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To: LouieFisk

Bad enough that they are banned as cargo on commercial passenger aircraft, now trains. Still cannot figure out why Boeing stuck with Lithium batteries for the battery bus for their B-787 after multiple fires on-board.


5 posted on 04/25/2017 12:57:27 PM PDT by Cheerio (#44, The unknown President)
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To: Cheerio

Still cannot figure out why Boeing stuck with Lithium batteries for the battery bus for their B-787 after multiple fires on-board.

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How many fires and how many miles flown since they made modifications?


19 posted on 04/25/2017 1:28:17 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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Still cannot figure out why Boeing stuck with Lithium batteries for the battery bus for their B-787 after multiple fires on-board.

I agree. Like having a potential bomb onboard.

There hasn't been a repeat of the fire incident but I'll bet we haven't heard the last of the lithium battery pack in those 787's.

As I understand they are putting a huge drain on those batteries. Even running electric deicers. You can imagine how much current that requires.

31 posted on 04/25/2017 3:13:11 PM PDT by Vinnie
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