[DISCO]

My father flew the DC-8 for 20 years. This plane had a center fuel tank, that on some trips, contained only "slosh fuel" as stated as the ignition point for flight 800. There was never any such problem, ever. I have asked several pilots of 747's if this could happen and they have all said no way! Aviation fuel takes more than a spark to ignite it, and nothing less than a fire would cause it to explode. Many experts have said that this could not have been the reason for the destruction of Flight 800. But, this and the eyewitness accounts of 110 people, would not convince the investigaters that a missle was at fault.

[GeronL]

I don't think that was the problem with TWA 800. I think it was a shoulder-launched SAM and the Clinton re-election team buried it. They didn't want to deal with it.

If he had announced it was a terrorist attack and DID SOMETHING it could have stopped other attacks and maybe prevented 9-11.

[MonroeDNA]

Bump!!!

[DeaconRed]

"Aviation fuel takes more than a spark to ignite it.

Jet fuel is basically kerosene. You can put a match out in kerosene. It has to be heated in jet engines before it goes to the the combustion chamber. Once heated it is almost as volitle as gasoline. Gasoline would not work in Jet engines for obvious reasons. It is too volitle and would cause exlosions.

The CLINTON/GORE explanation of flight 800 never made any sense. Why had it never occured before? (center tank explosion) I hope we get answers.