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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 threat to aircraft is its ability to grow and start undetected. in some cases, the interiors of the p...

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 don't 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 jumps from a wire to another piece of metal. it can be another wire or a part of the airplane or som...

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 starts outside can be just as catastrophic. charles dugall airport, paris, the world's only supersoni...

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