To: ZGuy
As a result, the ground crews had not filled the center tank; it had a few inches of fuel at the bottom, and a lot of air. Sort of a mini-FAE.
37 posted on
02/17/2004 9:21:56 PM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: Doctor Stochastic
I've made a "mini FAE" out of a large trash bag, a small amount of gasoline, and a large firecracker. THAT was a heck of a BOOM. Kerosene or jet fuel would not have exploded.
The fuel tank "explosion" theory was extensively modeled. They even had quite a time getting it to catch fire.
38 posted on
02/18/2004 4:26:40 AM PST by
eno_
(Freedom Lite - it's almost worth defending)
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