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To: Lower Deck; OA5599
The first debris field contains stuff that was blown out the aircraft SIDEWAYS at supersonic speeds. How does a low grade jet fuel vapor explosion blow parts at supersonic speeds, and in one direction only (see crosswind blast debris).

How does a plane have it's center wing tank explode, and the wings NOT fall off ? How does the nose fall off and the plane continue on with the wings attached and the engines keep running if the CWT exploded (which should have damaged all the wiring since the main wiring from the cockpit to the engines and fuel tanks runs right through the CWT) ?

390 posted on 06/16/2016 6:12:26 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
The first debris field contains stuff that was blown out the aircraft SIDEWAYS at supersonic speeds. How does a low grade jet fuel vapor explosion blow parts at supersonic speeds, and in one direction only (see crosswind blast debris).

How does a plane have it's center wing tank explode, and the wings NOT fall off ? How does the nose fall off and the plane continue on with the wings attached and the engines keep running if the CWT exploded (which should have damaged all the wiring since the main wiring from the cockpit to the engines and fuel tanks runs right through the CWT) ?

Again, we're getting into areas where I would have to take the word of others.

The only thing I can answer is that the engines are the source of the electrical power since they drive the generators, but turbofan engines do not need electricity to run as long as fuel is supplied. The fuel is ignited by the heat of compression (like a diesel engine), not through spark plugs (like a gasoline engine). I don't know if the fuel pumps are electrical or mechanical however.

395 posted on 06/17/2016 5:26:21 AM PDT by OA5599
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