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To: Eaker

Didn't an oxygen tank explosion cause a ValueJet plane crash in Florida a few years back?


2,318 posted on 09/23/2005 7:54:45 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Those were chemical oxygen generators. They produce pure oxygen from a chemical reaction, which makes them a lot more compact than a tank. But the reaction produces a LOT of heat. One or more of the generators activated in the plane's cargo hold and the heat started a fire in the luggage. And with all that oxygen to feed the fire, it quickly got out of control.

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2,340 posted on 09/23/2005 7:59:10 AM PDT by Moose4 (Richmond, Virginia, where our motto is "Will Riot For Cheap Laptops")
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