Originally Posted by
DC8DRIVER
Interesting that Boeing was blind to this conspiracy, too. They fell for the fuel tank explosion lie and even went so far as to design and install a nitrogen inerting system for that center fuel tank in all of the new 747-8's when they clearly did not have to do so. What fools.
Boeing
did have to put a fuel inerting system into the 747-8. All new design aircraft have to have an inerting fuel system.
FAA Press Release in 2008 requiring fuel inerting systems