[Wil H]

Aviation jet fuel isn't nearly as flammable as auto gasoline. With the combination of little fuel in the tank and the 13,000 foot thinner air, it is difficult to get the fuel/air mixture to explode.

The NTSB set up tests over in England, conveniently out of sight, where they tried to recreate the fuel explosion scenario. They failed. Eventually they had to fake them in the the manner of the GM truck fiasco to get any results that they could allude to.

Jet A is like kerosine, it vaporises at about 185 degrees and even then does not explode like gasoline.

[_Jim]

The NTSB set up tests over in England, conveniently out of sight, where they tried to recreate the fuel explosion scenario. They failed

Got any sort of link to that?

Jet A is like kerosine, it vaporises at about 185 degrees and even then does not explode like gasoline.

I guess a spark from FQIS wires entering the CWT is out of the question too huh ...