I have a friend who is involved in the “fix” for the battery problem. He said it involves construction of a titanium box to surround the batteries. The idea is, if the batteries catch on fire, the fire will die because there won’t be any oxygen to sustain it. I asked him if there are any systems in the jet that will be lost if the batteries catch on fire, and he wasn’t sure. I said I’m not flying on that plane anytime soon.
Don’t blame you, I wouldn’t either.
It really is puzzling to me they went with these batteries when they have the track record they do. I’m sure you’re right about the cost of the fix and/or replacement of the system, Mr. K
“The idea is, if the batteries catch on fire, the fire will die because there won’t be any oxygen to sustain it.”
No disrespect to your friend, but this is not going to work. The battery contains all the chemicals necessary to hundreds of kilowatts of energy in the form of heat in a short period of time. Confine this in an airtight container and now you have a bomb instead of just a fire.
First of all the Lion plates produce their own oxygen
when they burn. (Just like magnesium).
Second the electrolyte is a hydrocarbon (like gasoline).
Gasoline, oxygen generator and a 5,000 Kilojoule fuse.
What could possibly go wrong????
Sealing the battery in a container will make an excellent bomb.
Boeing claims the battery saves 20 Lbs. on an aircraft that
flys 45,000 Lbs. of cargo plus 290 passengers.
What a joke.
Why not just STC another type of battery (non Lion)
and get on with it?