My next two cents on MH 370: ..the Boeing 777 was carrying 440 - TopicsExpress



          

My next two cents on MH 370: ..the Boeing 777 was carrying 440 pounds of lithium ion batteries Lithium metal batteries deliver extremely high densities of energy, and if they are mishandled they can catch fire. Lets assume little more than luggage and lithium ion batteries were in the planes cargo hold. Although lithium ion fires are easier to suppress than lithium metal battery fires, both are susceptible to whats called thermal runaway when ignited. Thats when one cell ignites the next cell, creating a fire thats more difficult to control with traditional fire suppression methods. --Excerpt taken from CNN ** Why was it ok for for this CARGO to be on board a PASSENGER plane that has a 451 passenger capacity? I think we would all rather not fly with explosives..!?
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:25:19 +0000

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