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Investigation? does it change the investigation? >> well, theoretically it would shift the probability but cant determine anything for sure because of the problems of reliable, because theres different reasons why you might not hear it. we cant say, well, it deaf t it inially didnt. for instance, when captain s sullenberger land it in the hudson it didnt set off because it was a fairly gradual, gentle -- >> miracle on the hudson. >> right. >> inside this. this is operated by a lithium battery, c...

Problem. >> exactly right, fredricka. we stopped that sort of thing in 1974. congress was concerned. they didnt even want the ntsb investigating the department of transportation. at that time they were a part of it and congress said, no, in nt the has to be totally independent and were seeing just the opposite here in kuala lumpur. these are a bunch of people that have a vested interest in making malaysia look good and making the airline look good. so this is not what wed like to see. i think th...

Incidents with batteries in cargo or baggage. the real danger are the lithium batteries which we all use in laptops and our personal electronics, but now in most cases the faa reported the batteries were undeclared and the performs never mentioned them and probably didnt package them properly. in some cases baggage handlers notice the baggage was on fire or hot to the touch. even flashlights started to smoke. there have been pretty serious incidents related to the batt y batteries in 2006. fire ...

The inmar sat put out. and so that could have happened. now, could a 777 pilot fly at 200 feet behind in formation? thats why im interested what the simulator data that was erased, what the fbi labs at quantico turns out to see. i talked to a 777 pilot just before i came on here. a chap who i have known a long time, a 777 pilot, as well as 787 instructor pilot. he indicated that he probably could, if he had practiced some in the simulator, and was on auto pilot. so there are different options th...

Let me see some evidence of the airplane to break it up or whatever else before you make me say anything about that. >> thats a good point. i have another question. i think a follow is warranted on that one. >> in the history of aviation in the us ut.s., we have grounded couple of model ofs of airplanes. one was the d.c. 10 when the engine fell off and that was a -- had to do with the engine mounts and pins and that was necessary to work that out. then the other one, the dreamliner, 787 with two...

Clif, youve outlined this theory thats been out there for a while, that something happened, a mechanical catastrophe, that everybody on the plane is unconscious or dead. based on the new evidence, the altitude change, going up and down, have you changed your theory? >> we dont have any quality information to support it but its a viable theory. i think the important thing here is to not get confused by terms. explosion, fire, those two things, decompression, no candidates for what might have over...

Flight 68 is exact overlay on the inmar sat put out. and so that could have happened. now, could a 777 pilot fly at 200 feet behind in formation? thats why im interested what the simulator data that was erased, what the fbi labs at quantico turns out to see. i talked to a 777 pilot just before i came on here. a chap who i have known a long time, a 777 pilot, as well as 787 instructor pilot. he indicated that he probably could, if he had practiced some in the simulator, and was on auto pilot. so ...

Flight 68 is exact overlay on the inmar sat put out. and so that could have happened. now, could a 777 pilot fly at 200 feet behind in formation? thats why im interested what the simulator data that was erased, what the fbi labs at quantico turns out to see. i talked to a 777 pilot just before i came on here. a chap who i have known a long time, a 777 pilot, as well as 787 instructor pilot. he indicated that he probably could, if he had practiced some in the simulator, and was on auto pilot. so ...

We have to be careful about making a decision now too early. let me see some evidence of the airplane to break it up or whatever else before you make me say anything about that. >> thats a good point. i have another question. i think a follow is warranted on that one. >> in the history of aviation in the u.s., we have grounded a couple of models of airplanes. one was the dc-10 when the engine fell off and that was a -- had to do with the engine mounts and pins and that was necessary to work that...

But that fire suppression equipment may not be effective against the lithium batteries. that was one of the outcomes of the boeing 787 investigation, which they discovered in looking at those two planes that caught fire or had a smoke event because of the batteries, they determined they had to redesign the box in which those batteries were housed that the fire suppression system didnt work. and even the firefighters in boston had a difficult time putting the fire out. so those batteries are espe...