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>> in the wake of the swissair 111 crash, the airline industry is forced to re-evaluate their procedures for in-flight fires. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets are manufactured from more flame resistant materials. and the certification and maintenance of wiring becomes more stringent. >> swissair 111 was a watershed event in how pilots deal with in-flight smoke and fire conditions. after that, pilots recognized how quickly things could go wrong. >> what makes fire s...

In the search to find out what went wrong, investigators discovered that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are refitted with new insulation and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still dont know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources, the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an el...

Smoke in the cockpit. in a search to find out has went wrong, investigators discover that a common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are fitted with new insulation. and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still dont know how the fire started, and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for...

One by one, everything that they need to keep the airplane in flight is failing. they finally lose control of the airplane, and it rolls towards the ocean and accelerates and impacts the ocean at a very high speed. >> in the wake of the swiss air 111 crash, the airline industry is forced to re-evaluate the procedures for in-flight fires. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets are manufactured for more flame-resistant materials. and wiring becomes more stringent. >> swiss...

Impacts the ocean at a very high speed. in the wake of the swiss air 111 crash, the airline industry is forced to re-evaluate the procedures for in-flight buyers. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets and more inspected for more flame resistant materials. and wiring becomes more stringent. >> swiss air 111 was a watershed in how pilots deal with in-flight smoke conditions. after that pilots recognized how quickly things could go wrong. >> what makes fire such a lethal t...

Common aircraft insulation material is a fire hazard. thousands of planes are refitted with new insulation, and flammability testing is re-evaluated. but they still dont know how the fire started. and if other aircraft are at risk. >> when we started to look for potential ignition sources the very first thing that comes to mind is aircraft wiring. >> the investigators scour more than 150 miles of wiring for signs of an electrical malfunction called arcing. >> arcing events are when electricity j...

Is forced to re-evaluate the procedures for in-flight fires. flammability testing becomes more rigorous. insulation blankets and more flame resistant material. and wiring becomes more stringent. >> swiss air 111 is a water shed event in how pilots deal with in-flight smoke conditions. after that pilots recognized how quickly things can go wrong. >> what makes fire such a lethal threat to aircraft is its ability to grow undetected. in some cases the interior of the flame is at risk. a fire that s...

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