New JAL 787 battery incident
#1
New JAL 787 battery incident
Looks like Boeings containment system worked.
Japan Airlines Detects Smoke from Boeing 787 Battery
Japan Airlines Detects Smoke from Boeing 787 Battery - WSJ.com
Japan Airlines Detects Smoke from Boeing 787 Battery
Japan Airlines Detects Smoke from Boeing 787 Battery - WSJ.com
#2
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 3,716
#3
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2013
Position: Pitot heat, what's to eat?
Posts: 392
Basically they never fixed the battery problem, they just contained it in a vented steel box. The whole package now weighs as much or more than an equivalent tried and true NiCd that has powered every other jetliner in the sky for decades with no problems. Probably it costs 10x as much, to boot.
#4
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,522
Basically they never fixed the battery problem, they just contained it in a vented steel box. The whole package now weighs as much or more than an equivalent tried and true NiCd that has powered every other jetliner in the sky for decades with no problems. Probably it costs 10x as much, to boot.
#5
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: retired 767(dl)
Posts: 5,724
Basically they never fixed the battery problem, they just contained it in a vented steel box. The whole package now weighs as much or more than an equivalent tried and true NiCd that has powered every other jetliner in the sky for decades with no problems. Probably it costs 10x as much, to boot.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post